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Guides of South Asia

13 face guides from South Asia on EveryFaceShape so far.

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

🇲🇲 MyanmarTattooing in Myanmar Traditional body art of Myanmar's ethnic groups, marking strength and identity.Marking

🇮🇳 IndiaTilaka A traditional Hindu forehead mark applied with paste or ash to signify faith and spiritual identity.Adornment

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSindoor A vermilion powder worn by married Hindu women to mark marital status.Makeup

🇮🇳 IndiaKesh Uncut hair kept as a religious symbol in Sikhism, part of the Five Ks.Marking · 1699

🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreTeeth blackening A traditional custom of dyeing teeth black to signify adulthood and beauty.Makeup

🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGodna Traditional tribal face and body tattooing from IndiaMarking

🇮🇳 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 🇮🇳 IndiaIndigenous Tattoos of the Indian Subcontinent Traditional body marking for identity and protection in South Asia.Marking

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

🇮🇳 IndiaTripundra Three horizontal ash lines on the forehead worn by Shaivite Hindus.Adornment

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreThreading Hair removal using twisted cotton threadAdornment · 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
Tattooing in Myanmar: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
Tilaka: Robert Vane Russell (1873-1915), Public domain, source
Sindoor: Masum-al-hasan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kesh: Carl W. Damman, Public domain, source
Teeth blackening: momo, CC BY 2.0, source
Godna: Shivangi Lokras, 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
Tripundra: Vivek Kondur, CC BY 2.0, source
Threading: butterbeeee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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