Giri Tiruman Long Stick | Namakatti/ Thiruman/ Srichurnam/ Holy Stick for Tilak dasangam powder and as an offering during

and as an offering during worship

and sankalpam details

kumkum or turmeric applied on it

is famously used in India in 'paan' or 'vetrilai paaku'

• Thazhampoo is associated with Sri Lakshmi

Giri Tiruman Long Stick | Namakatti/ Thiruman/ Srichurnam/ Holy Stick for Tilak dasangam powder and as an offering duringNamakatti is used to draw the naamam on the body by Vaishnavites, which represents the place where Sriman Narayana is said to reside. Thiruman is drawn as two vertical white lines on the forehead. The Srichurnam is the coloured line in the middle of the two vertical white lines. The white lines represent Sri Vishnu, and the yellow coloured line represents Sri Lakshmi. Together, the three lines are also called Naamam. This Thiruman is made with ash or