He added that when the man appeared confused, she clarified by asking whether he was wearing a pattai (horizontal tilak, associated with Shaivism) or a naamam (vertical tilak, associated with ...

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In the story, the woman asks if the man is a Shaivite or a Vaishnavite—two major sects in Hinduism—clarifying by referring to the pattai (horizontal tilak) and naamam (vertical tilak) each wears. She ...

In the anecdote, when the man doesn’t understand, she clarifies by asking whether he wears a pattai (horizontal tilak, associated with Shaivism) or a naamam (vertical tilak, associated with ...

The confused man probes further, to which she responds that pattai - a horizontal tilak (associated with Shaivism) and a naamam - a vertical tilak (associated with Vaishnavism) - define whether ...

Well, we've been fortunate enough to do these ornaments since 1981, and we have featured the president sequentially over time, but we've also paused along the way on several occasions, the year ...