SUMMARY | PHOTO GALLERY | NEXT | PREVIOUS | | LEXICON

ARCHITECTURE & ICONOGRAPHY

 

 

 

  urdhva-pundra

 

India

An Indian boy with an urdhva-pundra, the  U-shaped sectarian mark (pundra) worn by Vaishnavas, i.e. followers of the Hindu god Vishnu. It is worn on the forehead and here has a yellow horizontal line inside.