Pure Kesar Chandan Tilak Powder & Rose Water - 100% Natural Saffron Sandalwood Paste for Puja, Tilak & Religious Ceremonies (100g) - Perfect for Hindu Rituals, Temple Worship & Spiritual Practices

Sandalwood paste is prepared by grinding sandalwood by hand upon granite slabs (popularly known as Saane kallu in Kannada and Ammi kallu in Malayalam) shaped for the purpose. With the slow addition of water a thick paste results (called Kalabham in South India). Sandalwood paste is integral to rituals and ceremonies, to mark religious utensils, and to decorate the icons of the deities. It is also distributed to devotees, who apply it to the forehead or the neck and chest. In Tirupati temple after religious tonsure, Sandal paste is applied to protect the skin. Sandalwood is considered in Hinduism and Ayurveda to bring one closer to the divine. This ready-to-apply sandal paste is used widely in major temples of Lord Krishna. Applying for Foreheads, Prayer, Rituals, Bathing of gods, Yantras, Rudraksha Beads, Shaligrams-shilas, Malas- Rosaries, Deity idols, Shanks, Abhishkum, Temples, etc. Sandalwood Tilak Paste- Quantity options are available: 50/ 100/ 250 Grams, Made in India.