Hinduism - What Is A Triphala?

 

Another name for the Urdhvapundra, the distinctive forehead mark of renounced ascetics who are Vishnu devotees (bhakta).

Although there is a lot of variation, the basic form is three vertical lines, as opposed to Shaivite ascetics' three horizontal lines.

~Kiran Atma


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