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Hindi sindoor, from Sanskrit sindura: red powder.
A red powder used in worship. It is applied to the image of Hanuman and then as a mark on the devotee's forehead.
Hanuman Jayanti honours Hanuman's birth on different days in different regions. This article sets out the dates, the Valmiki story and what is custom.
The Tuesday fast for Hanuman, kept with red offerings and the Hanuman Chalisa, carries a katha of quiet devotion outlasting neglect and ending in grace.
Applied between the eyebrows at the Ajna Chakra, Tilak made from sandalwood, kumkum, or sacred ash marks devotion, tradition, and inward attention.
Karva Chauth is a fast kept by married Hindu women for their husbands' health and longevity, including its rituals, timing, and classic story.
The story of Parvati’s twelve-year penance in the Himalayas to win Lord Shiva as her husband, and why married women keep the rigorous waterless Hartalika Teej fast on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
The story of Savitri and Satyavan, and how married women honor a banyan tree and keep this fast for their husband's long life.