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Post by indophile Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:17 am

Iyers (smartas) sport 3 horizontal lines on their foreheads, and they use vibhuti (ashes) for that.

Iyengars sport 3 vertical lines (or a U shape) on their foreheads. Now, what material is used in that naamam (I know it can't be ashes)?

Also some married women dab a little sindooram at the beginning of the parting of the hair on the forehead. What is that made of?

kaajal/kaaTuka (Eyeliner?) - I know they use butter with soot (they may even add medicinal herbs), if it's made at home. What do the commercial products use?

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:15 pm

Regular kumkum is used in the parting of the hair

Kaatika uses castor oil not butter AFAIK. A lot of herbal products like Himalaya, Lotus these days use the traditional formula for eyeblack.

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:24 pm

The thing that Iyengars use is called Srichurnam , I believe. Don't know what it is made of.

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Post by indophile Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:41 pm

Since "sri" is in the name, I am assuming tumeric is used as an ingredient.
Is kohl/surma different from kaajal/kaatuka?

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