Re: Whats a tika?
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on January 08, 2000 at 18:53:09:
In Reply to: Re: Whats a tika? posted by Sobia on January 08, 2000 at 17:05:30:
Different countries, different thingies.....
Hope I didn't cause a problem!
I was quoting from a Indian Hindi source, Jogendra Saksena. He
defines tika as the painted dot.
It's always tricky for westerners to get it right, because there are
so many languages and variations in India alone. Then, if you include
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka ..... it's easy to miss!
In Nepal, isn't tika the vermillion streaked at the part of the hair?