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Published on: 31/01/2025 | 03:07:46
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Maha Kumbh festival in India’s northern Prayagraj city has historically embraced diversity in the ancient traditions of Hinduism. The markings worn on the foreheads cut across castes and classes, many of them being unique identifiers of the numerous religious communities. Some pilgrims wear it in the form of three yellow horizontal lines. Hindu priest Pandey dips his fingers in yellow vermillion paste and spreads a stroke on their forehead. He then uses a steel stamp to mark them with a symbol of the Hindu god they prefer. According to Hindu scriptures, the tilak is supposed to protect and purify the mind as well as the body. About 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival. A priest shuffled along the riverbank, his bare feet padding on the sand, and applied tilak on their foreheads one by one. “It gives you concentration, peace of mind and satisfaction,” Chauhan says.
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