Talk:Tilaka

message: Gaurangaji, if you look closer, the links you've removed show tilaks on icons, some better than others. So they are not off topic and should be back. Re the Helios link: the horses on one mosaic actually have disc-like tilaks of Helios! 8) -- Jan/VEDA
:These are the three links I removed below - I've looked through them but any direct link to tilak in this connection seems doubtful? Is there any relevant research by anyone to back this up - like an article on 'tilak in Christianity?' - that would make a great link. Ys, Gouranga(UK) 18:13, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
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message: The article is titled "Tilaka". The text states "(pronounced tilak)", yet the article never uses "tilaka", only "tilak".  That would seem to imply that "tilak" is the phonetic spelling. This seems confusing, if trivial. Is there a logical explanation?  Or did I miss something?66.82.9.88 03:23, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Tilak is the phonetic spelling you are quite correct. It is usually written as tilaka when translated - having a silent a - similar to many other words of Sanskrit origin. I believe it is the way Sanskrit letters translate into English - the letter ka can mean both k and ka according to the context. For consistency it should really read as Tilaka throughout. Regards, Gouranga(UK) 16:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: indeed in sanskrutam the ending "a" or "am" is pronounced (so tilaka or tilakam) whereas in many north Indian languages, the ending is chopped off.the original word and the pan-indian one is tilakam or tilaka.  tilak is a regional variant and should not be used.for example, "Swastika" is Swastika in sanskrutam and pan-Indian languages, but in Hindi and other north Indian languages it may be pronounced as "Swastik".  209.147.224.225 (talk) 00:26, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

text: The Sanskit word is tilaka (तिलक) and in Sanskrit the final a is pronounced.  Hindi speakers often omit pronouncing the final a so the cases where it is spelled tilak were probably entered by Hindi speakers. Buddhipriya 16:31, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tilak vs. Tilaka ? 

message: I have tagged :File:Tikaonhead.JPG, which is in use in this article for deletion because it does not have a copyright tag. If a copyright tag is not added within seven days the image will be deleted. --Chris 07:08, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
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message: Recent edits have made the article a mess.  We have one section claiming there are 4 types of Tilaks, another claiming there are six 'varieties', then a third section claiming there are 19 types.  This material is overlong, confusing, self-contradictory and in some cases, poorly sourced. Anyone want to contribute here before I go in with a hatchet?  Fell Gleamingtalk 21:48, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
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message: Welcome to wikipedia. Please see wikipedia's content policies and guidelines, particularly verifiability policies. According to reliable sources, Tilaka is both a welcoming tradition and Tripundra/Urdhva Pundra. Please do not remove sources and sourced content. I have moved your image into gallery, but retained the earlier image as it better and shows the Tilaka tray and welcoming context. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 11:49, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tilaka, Tripunda and Urdhva Punda 

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message: Hello @Yudransh
I've started this discussion to address your concern about using "cow dung" as one of the materials used for tilaka. Here are four sources that I found to support this:
# https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Handbook_of_Tibetan_Buddhist_Symbols/-3804Ud9-4IC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cow+dung+used+as+tilaka&pg=PA25&printsec=frontcover - page 25
# https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sacred_Hindu_Symbols/NQ0XQHEkuIcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cow+dung+used+as+tilaka&pg=PA59&printsec=frontcover - page 59
# https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hinduism/_19v5dv2C78C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cow+dung+used+for+vibhuti&pg=PA109&printsec=frontcover - page 109
# https://www.google.com/books/edition/Atlas_of_Dermatoses_in_Pigmented_Skin/sckQEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=cow+dung+used+for+vibhuti&pg=PA797&printsec=frontcover - page 797
So all of these sources state that "burnt" cow dung or the "ash" of cow dung is used as bhasma or vibhuti in Shaivite traditions. I hope this information is satisfactory and we can come to an agreement in regards to this. Perhaps better wording? Chilicave (talk) 02:13, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, thanks for clarifying. The word "Cow dung" confused me as i didn't saw any single person wearing a cow dung on his forehead. Please re-add it with a better wording like ash of cow dung. Yudransh (talk) 03:37, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course! I do see you POV though. It is a good learning lesson that a slight change in word choice can skew the meaning of something.  Chilicave (talk) 20:09, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
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