Tilak vs Tika - What's the difference?
tilak | tika |
A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status.
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As nouns the difference between tilak and tika
is that tilak is a mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status while tika is a tilak.tilak
English
Alternative forms
* tilakaNoun
(en noun)- I wore these spots of shine and silver like tilaks , the marks of colour that we Hindus wear on our foreheads as symbols of the divine.
- He dressed in a dhoti, had a wispy white beard that trailed down to his waist, and regularly smeared across his forehead a tilaka , a pitchfork-shaped design that signifies enlightenment.