pretty eyes *
an ad that came about in the late 70s for her single 'THE HEAT IS ON'
Modern Christians have been unable to figure out what this geometric "V" is down Christ's nose and forehead. As a result, they have come up with a few idea's, though these idea's, probably innocently, do not take Vaisnavism (Krishna religion) into account.
The devotees of Lord Sri Krishna know what that mark is. For those who are unfamiliar, all Vaishnava's wear a clay marking down the center of the forehead which extends onto the bridge of the nose.
We anoint our bodies as temples of God. Therefore we can understand why it was described as "unnatural." It is a Holy clay that is applied daily. Interesting that Christ was known as the "Anointed one."
While the transverse streak across Christ's forehead is not as deep, (not on Shroud or paintings), from the description we get here, it should be known there is a Sampradaya (lineage) called "Sri" (Shri).
They are also devotees of Krishna but instead, wear one single line of tilaka across their forehead. Now, I am not claiming this is exactly what is on his forehead for certain, only another possibility many don't know about.
In addition, some claim the single line might be part of a "cross" marking. As a devotee of Krishna, some readers may be surprised that I have no problem with this. Currently, when we think of anything Christian, we tend to think of 'modern' Christianity, as that has been our life experience.
With examination of Christ's original teachings we can see that what is now presented as his religion, and what he taught at the time, are often different. Jesus broke away from the old synagogues because they were not properly following, and were twisting scripture. Thus Christ started his 'new' religion called 'Christianity,' which was really the old religion improved upon. First, by emphasizing following rules and regulations correctly; then of course, he added many other elements that were of a much higher, more spiritual nature. Matter of fact, it is quite likely that original Christianity taught by Jesus, was one of the closest things for his people at that time to Vaisnavism. Remember, he appeared as the Messiah with a specified mission from God to save his people, the Jews. (Though he would save anyone, as we now know.) Therefore, if Christ should happen to have markings of the "cross" as a type of tilaka on his forehead, I have no problem with it. It represented the beginnings of Bhakti, or love and devotion to God/Krishna.
these are Prtha's words, for the rest of this very interesting article please see her page of her site on this link -
http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/christ_and_krishna.htm
NOOSHA on a refrigerator magnet , lovely :)