Definitions | tilak |
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- a mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status
- 2001: I wore these spots of shine and silver like tilaks, the marks of colour that we Hindus wear on our foreheads as symbols of the divine. " Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Etymology: From (Skr.) àààà (tilaka).
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