KABIRPANTHI TILAK

KABIRPANTHI TILAK

The Kabir Panth is a philosophy and religious community of India, encompassing a wide spectrum of beliefs, traditions and practices based on the teachings of Kabir. Its adherents are of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh ancestry. Kabir Panthis or ‘followers of the path of Kabir’ are spread across India and are also found in Indian communities in large numbers in across continents. The members of the Kabir Panth wear necklaces of beads made of tulasi wood. It is called a ‘kanthi’. Kabirpanthi householders are called ‘bhagats’. Kabirpanthi sect marks vary slightly in the different groups of Kabir Panth. In the case of the Chhattisgarh section, the mark is usually a single broad streak of white from the top of the forehead to the nose. It is made with a kind of paste in which sandal wood is mixed.