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Kautuka
Sign in to saveAlso 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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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- 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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