[Advaita-l] !!! Doubt about Tripundra Dharana !!!

[Ramakrishna Upadrasta]

namaste

I would like to know what is the constituent of the white powder that
that is added to vibhUti given in subrahmanya/shiva temples, esp. run
by some south-indians. Is it the same as kolam? (Surely, it helps the
vibhUti stick for a longer time!)

dhanyavaadaH
Ramakrishna

2010/6/19 V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>:
> Namaste.
>
> Here are some inputs on this topic:
>
> There are several types of applying 'something' on the forehead in several
> sampradaya-s.