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🇮🇳 Guides of India

20 face guides from India, best known first.

Eyewear district Barber and beard culture Theatre and dance makeup Living tradition Style capital

Face places in India

Pushkar and Rajasthan 3 Jaipur 1 Kerala Kalamandalam, Cheruthuruthy 1 Vrindavan 1 Ziro valley 1 Amritsar Kannur and the Theyyam country Kolkata Mon and the Konyak country Mumbai Udupi and coastal Karnataka Varanasi

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBindi A coloured dot worn on the forehead in South and Southeast Asia.Adornment · Most faces

🇮🇳 IndiaSehra A floral or beaded forehead garland for grooms.Adornment · Most faces

🇮🇳 IndiaUrdhva Pundra Vertical Vaishnava forehead mark denoting devotion to Vishnu.Adornment · Most faces

🇮🇳 IndiaKumkum Red forehead powder used for religious and social markings in India.Adornment · Most faces

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreThreading Hair removal using twisted cotton threadAdornment · Most faces 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKajal Traditional eye darkener used across cultures for adornment and protection.Makeup · Most faces 🇮🇳 IndiaRajasthani moustache A curled upper-lip style linked to Indian heritage.Moustache · Most faces 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreNath Traditional nose ornament worn in South Asia and the Middle East.Adornment · Most faces

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Bindi: Vinay Sahay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sehra: SynthContibutor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Urdhva Pundra: Abhisek Sarda, CC BY 2.0, source
Kumkum: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Threading: butterbeeee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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