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Jai Shree Swaminarayan
Shree Swaminarayan Yuvak/ Yuvika Mandal
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• Gopichandan or Prasadi Chandan remaining
  after offering to God, containing saffron or Kum
  Kum (special type of red powder) shall be
  utilised for performing the said Tilak (religious
  mark)

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• Shatanand explains that Gopichandan is a special
  type of mud, which is famed in Dwarika.
• Legend has it that after the demise of Shree
  Krishna, his wives stricken with grief, fell to
  the earth and became one with the earth.  This
  area is known as Gopi Tarava and this is where
  Gopichandan can be found.  Alternatively any
  other purified mud or paste can be used which has
  been offered to God.  This could be sandalwood
  paste etc.

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• Shatanand says, Gopichandan can be taken to mean
  the mud or paste from a place of pilgrimage.  The
  mud from the pinnacle of a mountain, the banks of
  a river, a place of pilgrimage renowned by
  Vaishnavas, the banks of an ocean or sea, an ant
  hill or serpents burrow and the paste of a Tulsi
  plant should always be favored for marking the
  Tilak.

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Jai Shree Swaminarayan