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  2. Kumkuma - Wikipedia

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    Kumkuma at temples is found in heaps. People dip their thumb or ring finger into the heap and apply it on the forehead or between the eyebrows. In most of India, married women apply red kumkuma to the parting of their hair above their forehead every day as a symbol of marriage. This is called vermilion, or in Hindi, sindoor.

  3. Sindoor - Wikipedia

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    A similar colouring ritual is known as pasupu kumkuma, named after another name for sindoor, kumkuma. The wiping off of the sindoor is very significant for a widow. There are many rituals associated with this practice. The most common is when a mother-in-law or older sister-in-law wipes off the sindoor when a woman becomes a widow.

  4. Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan - Wikipedia

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    Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan [6] (pronounced [ˈkʊmkʊm eːk ˈpjɑːɾɑː sɑː ˈbəndʱən]; transl. A Lovely Bond) is an Indian television series which aired on Star Plus from 15 July 2002 to 13 March 2009 in the afternoon slot.

  5. Bindi - Wikipedia

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    Most images of Hindu, Jain or Buddhist divinities in meditative poses with their eyes nearly closed show the gaze focused between the eyebrows (another spot being the tip of the nose—naasikagra) Swami Muktananda writes that "auspicious Kumkuma or sandalwood paste is applied (between the eyebrows) out of respect for the inner Guru. It is the ...

  6. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara - Wikipedia

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    Jampanna was mortally wounded and fell bleeding into Sampangi vaagu (stream). Legend has it that the stream turned red from the blood, and the stream was renamed "Jampanna Vaagu" in honour of Jampanna's sacrifice. Distraught, Sammakka retired to a hill called Chilakala Gutta and turned into a (kumkuma bharani) jar filled with kumkuma powder ...

  7. Urdhva Pundra - Wikipedia

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    In the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, the urdhva pundra tilaka, also known as the tilaka chandlo, is composed of two elements: a U-shaped tilaka made of sandalwood paste and a chandlo (circle) made of kumkuma (vermillion) in the center. [13] [14] It is applied before the morning puja. [15]

  8. List of materials used in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Kumkuma is a powder made from turmeric or saffron, used for social and religious markings in Hinduism. Marigold flowers are very significant in Nepalese culture, for daily rituals and especially during the Tihar festival. Garlands are also used in India as decorations for weddings, festivals and religious events.

  9. Kumkum Bhagya - Wikipedia

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    Kumkum Bhagya (transl. Vermillion in My Fate) is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. [2] It premiered on 15 April 2014 on Zee TV and digitally streams on ZEE5. [3] It formerly starred Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Mugdha Chaphekar, Krishna Kaul, Rachi Sharma and Abrar Qazi.