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Kumkuma (कुमकुम)
Kumkuma (कुमकुम), also called kumkum or roli, is a red powder used as tilak and bindi in Hindu ritual and as a mark of marriage; classically the Sanskrit word means saffron (Crocus sativus), while the common powder is turmeric with slaked lime.
Tilaka (तिलक)
Tilaka (तिलक, Sanskrit "mark") is the Hindu forehead mark, distinct from the women's bindi dot, indicating sectarian affiliation; applied by hand or stamp with sandalwood paste, turmeric, or sacred ash; Pew India survey: 84% of Hindu women wear a bindi, 53% of Hindu men a tilak.