How to Make and Apply Tilaka ISKCON devotees generally make their tilaka from a cream-colored clay called gopi-candana, made from the mud of Vrindavan. You can most likely obtain this in a packed form from your local temple or supplier of devotional items. If you are unable to find it, you can even use potters' clay or earth from beneath a tulasi plant. Put a little water in the palm of your left hand and move your block or ball of tilaka clay briskly until you get a smooth paste. As you do this, chant Hare
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