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RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY

 

 

 

  tri-pundra

 

Malaysia

A tri-pundra is a sectarian mark (a pundra), a kind of tilaka, that consists of three horizontal lines applied on the forehead or chest (fig.) by Saivites, followers of Shiva. It is in general drawn with ashes and usually accompanied of a red dot.

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