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  • A Vishnava applies the tilak to 12 different places on his body. This is like decorating the body and also putting an armor against all obstacles. For putting tilak on each place of the body there are different mantras. A list of these mantras are given below.

    om kesavaya namah – forehead
    om narayanaya namah – navel
    om madhavaya namah – chest
    om govindaya namah – hollow of the neck
    om visnave namah – right abdomen
    om madhusudanaya namah – right arm
    om trivikramaya namah – right shoulder
    om vamanaya namah – left abdomen
    om sridharaya namah – left arm
    om hrsikesaya namah – left shoulder
    om padmanabhaya namah – upper back
    om damodaraya namah – lower back

    Wash the excess tilaka from your hands with water, and then wipe your sikha with the palm of your right hand while chanting:

    om vasudevaya namah - sikha

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