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Tripundra or Three Stripes & Bindi Image Gallery of Hindu Symbols
From Subhamoy Das, About.com
Endearing images that adorn Hindu art, architecture and iconography, from Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's Dancing with Siva. Illustrations by A Manivel.
Tripundra is a Saivite's great mark, three stripes of white vibhuti on the brow. This holy ash signifies purity and the burning away of anava, karma and maya. The bindu, or dot, at the third eye quickens spiritual insight.
Reproduced with permission from the Himalayan Academy©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
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