Pundit making Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on Hindu worshipper's forehead outside Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Pundit with Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on his forehead showing holy threads and coloured powder, Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Sandalwood paste for tilaks, and kumkum, the sacred combination of holy thread and coloured powder, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Head and shoulders portrait of a young Burmese girl with short hair and sandalwood Thanaka facial decoration, holding a bunch of flowers, Bagan (Pagan) area, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Jain priest making sandalwood paste, Ranakpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia