Significance of Tilakam
•Monday, July 02, 2007
Hindus apply it on the forehead/Ajna chakra, the space between the two eyebrows. It can be Kumkum, turmeric, vibhuti or sandal. Each of these has it's own significance.
White Sandal : Signifies calmness, purity, and peace
Red Kumkum : Symbolises strength and stability
Saffron or Turmeric : Denotes wealth and prosperity
Black Bhasma or Vibhuti : Represents dedication, eliminates negativity.
You can know more about Tilakam from here and this link too.
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9 comments:

On July 03, 2007 7:27 AM , Keshi said...

how very interesting! tnxx for this. Altho I know married women wear red ones etc, I didnt know the meanings behind all of em.

ty!

Keshi.

 
On July 04, 2007 6:53 AM , krystyna said...

Thank you Calpana for these links. I found there very interesting inform about Ajna Chakra. I'll be back to read more.
Good luck to you!

 
On July 04, 2007 6:39 PM , Harmony said...

hi KALPANA..how are you..well to start with you have a very nice BLOG + POSTINGS..
like this one..so how r u..good to meet Gd Persons(lik me..ha ha)..jks apart..thnkx for sharing INF. about TILAKAM..i used to say it kumkum in delhi..hz CHENNAI??wt r u donig..bye.gd dy.

 
On July 04, 2007 11:08 PM , FH said...

Kalpana,what a beautiful significance of a Tilakam.Ppl here make fun of our bindi as dot head,wish they read this post.Thanks girl:))

 
On July 05, 2007 3:39 PM , Kalpana said...

keshi : Me too just knew recently.

krystyna : Sure, go through it. They are interesting topics.

pankaj gupta : Hi, I am fine. Thanks for the same. Hahaha... Chennai is fine.

asha : Everyone of us should read this. I too knew about it recently. We still have lot to learn about our country. If you know any, do post.

 
On July 10, 2007 9:17 PM , Sree said...

great info.. you know the other day, the horse cartdriver in downtown asked me about the significance of the bottu and then he himself gave me some explanation about what he read.. i was like.. oh my God, I have so much to learn.. thanks for all the info.

 
On July 11, 2007 2:25 PM , Kalpana said...

sush : It's great. Did he tell anything more? If any, just add here.

 
On August 08, 2007 10:46 AM , Anonymous said...

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On March 04, 2008 2:42 PM , Kalpana said...

Kumar : Thanks a lottt........ Will try it.

 
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