Then I had to place the sacred markings, or tilak. The tilak is formed from hardened clay-like substances obtained from the different holy places in India. They consist of two vertical lines going from in between the eyebrows to the top of the forehead. The bottom portion of these lines meet to form a “u” shape. These lines represent the footprint of God, indicating that we are placing God’s feet on our head. On the upper portion of the nose, there’s an arrow-like design pointing downward. This represents the leaf of the Tulsi plant, which is very dear to Krishna.
