Sindūratilakāñcitā (सिन्दूरतिलकाञ्चिता, IAST: Sindūratilakāñcitā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is adorned with a vermillion tilaka mark”. Composed of sindūra (vermillion), tilaka (the auspicious forehead mark), and añcitā (adorned or graced), the name images the Goddess resplendent with the sacred red mark that signals sovereignty, auspiciousness, and Śākta power.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Sindūra, the brilliant red pigment of vermillion, holds deep ritual significance in the Hindu tradition as a symbol of Śakti, vitality, and the married state. The tilaka placed at the ājñā-cakra or the forehead represents spiritual authority and divine identification. Together these elements paint a portrait of Lalitā as the supremely auspicious sovereign whose very appearance radiates transformative grace.

This name is an epithet of Śrī Lalitā Tripurasundarī, whose iconography invariably features the luminous vermillion mark. As a girl's name the shorter form Sindūratilakā may be used; pronounce sin-dū-ra-ti-la-kāñ-ci-tā.

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Scriptural source

Sindūratilakāñcitā appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Sindūratilakāñcitā aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.