Gopi Chandan Tilak would be usually applied by Madhwa Brahmins, by the devotees of Lord Krishna, and also by the Kannada speaking Hindu community people. The great Saint, Sri Madhwacharya used to apply the Gopi Chandan regularly, and similarly, his followers, the madhwas, also regularly apply it in their foreheads and also in some parts […]
The third eye is present there (referring to the center associated with alertness or awareness). So there is a custom of applying sandal paste or other things at the location of pineal and pituitary glands which have a great effect on our body and mind. One reason for applying the paste is to give respect […]
In Hindu tradition Vaishnavas are the devotees who worship Lord Vishnu in his various forms. The Vaishnavas traditionally wear the Urdhva Pundra made of gopi chandan as tilak. This is golden yellow in colour made of sandalwood paste and in the form of letter “U”. By wearing this tilaka, the devotees identify their body as […]