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Re: Red Mark on Forehead




nnyxsi@ny.ubs.com (Kunal Singh) wrote:

> As far as I know the bindis on women's forehead has not much to do
> with either religion nor caste.  It is largely a feature of Indian
> cosmetics.

I don't think so. I faintly recall a lecture on Vaishnavism where the speaker
claimed that the Kumkumam was a must for married women ("sumangalis").
I don't have the reference for the above, and know nothing more about it.

Kartik


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