page_title: Tripundra
hierarchical_section_title: Tripundra
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami AS
context_page_description: Tripundra is a Śaivite tilaka, and a body art with origins in South India. It consists of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash, and has spiritual meaning in Shiva tradition within Hinduism. A Vishnu tradition related mark consisting of vertical lines is called Urdhva Pundra.
context_section_description: Tripundra (Sanskrit: त्रिपुण्ड्र tripuṇḍra "three marks") is a Śaivite tilaka, and a body art with origins in South India. It consists of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash, and has spiritual meaning in Shiva tradition within Hinduism. A Vishnu tradition related mark consisting of vertical lines is called Urdhva Pundra.
caption: Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a Shaiva sadhu with the tripundra on his forehead.
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