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Also known as Mauli, Pratisara, Kalava, Raksasutra, Raksha sutra, Rakhi, Kaapu, Kayiru

thumb|The thread of Mauli tied on right arm. thumb|right|A bundle of Mauli. A kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called a kalava, mauli, mauli, rakshasutra, pratisara (in North India), kaapu, kayiru, charandu or rakshadhara (in South India). A kautuka is a woven thread, cord or ribbon, states the Indologist Jan Gonda, which is traditionally believed to be protective or apotropaeic.

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Subclass of
bracelet
Country
India
Image
Rishi Sunak wearing Kautuka (cropped).jpg
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Kautuka

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ritualistic usage
  • Description
  • Rite of passage or sacrificial rituals
  • Raksasutra
  • Religious symbolism
  • Hindu Vaishnavism
  • Hindu Shaivism
  • Jainism
  • See also
  • References

thumb|The thread of Mauli tied on right arm. thumb|right|A bundle of Mauli. A kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called a kalava, mauli, mauli, rakshasutra, pratisara (in North India), kaapu, kayiru, charandu or rakshadhara (in South India). A kautuka is a woven thread, cord or ribbon, states the Indologist Jan Gonda, which is traditionally believed to be protective or apotropaeic.

==History==

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