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	A ~~gaurav~~ '''''kanthi''''', or simply '''''kanthi''''' ({{~~lang-~~sa\|कण्ठी}}, ''kaṇṭhī'', <small>{{abbr\|lit\|literally}}.</small> "necklace"), is a [[~~necklace~~]] worn by some adherents of [[Hinduism]].		[[File:Hansadutta.jpg\|thumb\|140px\|[[Hansadutta Swami]] of [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness\|ISKCON]] wearing a [[Ocimum tenuiflorum\|tulasi]] ''kanthi mala''.]]{{Short description\|String or necklace worn by some Hindus}}
			A '''''kanthi mala''''', or simply '''''kanthi''''' ({{langx\|sa\|कण्ठी}}, ''kaṇṭhī'', <small>{{abbr\|lit\|literally}}.</small> "necklace"), is a necklace made of beads from the [[tulasi]] (basil) plant,<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Chaturvedi \|first=Vinayak \|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Peasant_Pasts/MzPlZSOjCpsC?hl=en&gbpv=1 \|title=Peasant Pasts: History and Memory in Western India \|date=2007 \|publisher=University of California Press \|isbn=978-0-520-25076-5 \|pages=89 \|language=en}}</ref> threaded on a string worn, and worn by some adherents of [[Hinduism]].{{Citation needed\|date=February 2025}}

	==In Vaishnavism==		==Vaishnavism==
	~~[[File:Hansadutta.jpg\|thumb\|140px\|[[Hansadutta Swami]] of [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness\|ISKCON]] wearing [[Ocimum tenuiflorum\|tulsi]] ''kanthi mala''.]]~~		Followers of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] wear ''kanthi malas'' made of ''[[Ocimum tenuiflorum]]'' (known in Hinduism as [[Tulasi in Hinduism\|tulasi]]).<ref name="z">{{cite book\|title=Plants of life, plants of death\|first=Frederick J. \|last=Simoons\|year=1998\|page=14\|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press \|isbn=9780299159047 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEUAbrBoeBAC&dq=kanthi+mala+krishna&pg=PA14}}</ref> Most Vaishnavas of this sect are given their ''kanthi'' by their [[guru]] at the time of [[diksha]], or spiritual initiation.{{Citation needed\|date=February 2025}}
	Followers of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] wear ''kanthi malas'' made of ''[[Ocimum tenuiflorum]]'' (known in Hinduism as ~~tulsi or ''tulasī''~~).<ref name=z>{{cite book\|title=Plants of life, plants of death\|first=Frederick J. \|last=Simoons\|year=1998\|page=14\|isbn=9780299159047 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEUAbrBoeBAC~~&pg=PA14~~&dq=kanthi+mala+krishna#q=~~kanthi%20mala%20krishna~~}}</ref> Most Vaishnavas ~~will be~~ given their ''kanthi'' by their [[guru]] at the time of [[diksha]], or spiritual initiation.

	It is said [[Krishna]] – who is revered as ''~~svayam bhagavān~~'', or the ~~[[monotheistic]] God~~, in Gaudiya Vaishnavism – was very fond of ~~tulsi~~, and as such the plant is worshipped as ''"~~Tulasī~~ [[devi]]"'' by followers of Krishna.<ref name=z/> ~~Tulsi~~ devi is considered to be "one of Krishna's most intimate servants"<ref name=K>{{cite web\|last=devi dasi\|first=Govinda\|title=Tulasi Devi, Beloved of Krishna\|url=http://www.krishna.com/tulasi-devi-beloved-krishna}}</ref> and provide protection to his devotees, and as such, Gaudiya Vaishnavas ~~will~~ try to avoid removing their ~~tulsi~~ ''kanthis'' under any circumstances.		It is said [[Krishna]] – who is revered as [[Svayam Bhagavan\|S''vayam Bhagavan'']], or the "Self-Existent Lord," in Gaudiya Vaishnavism – was very fond of tulasi, and as such the plant is worshipped as ''"Tulasi [[devi]]"'' by followers of Krishna.<ref name="z" /> Tulasi devi is considered to be "one of Krishna's most intimate servants"<ref name="K">{{cite web\|last=devi dasi\|first=Govinda\|title=Tulasi Devi, Beloved of Krishna\|url=http://www.krishna.com/tulasi-devi-beloved-krishna\|access-date=2014-02-24\|archive-date=2023-11-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110151752/https://www.krishna.com/tulasi-devi-beloved-krishna\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and provide protection to his devotees, and as such, Gaudiya Vaishnavas try to avoid removing their tulasi ''kanthis'' under any circumstances.

	==In Shaivism==		==Shaivism==
	[[Shaivism\|Shaivite]]s wear ''kanthi'' made of [[rudraksha]].<ref name=z/> The name "rudraksha" is derived from the Sanskrit ''rudrākṣa'', meaning "[[~~Shiva~~]]~~'s eyes~~".		[[Shaivism\|Shaivite]]s wear a ''kanthi'' made of [[rudraksha]].<ref name="z" /> The name "rudraksha" is derived from the Sanskrit ''rudrākṣa'', meaning "Eye of [[Rudra]]".<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Subramuniyaswami \|first=Sivaya \|url=https://archive.org/details/dancingwithsivah00subr_0 \|title=Dancing with Siva \|year=1997 \|isbn=9780945497974 \|location=USA \|page=799 \|url-access=registration}}</ref>

	==~~In other~~ traditions==		==Other traditions==
	''Kanthi malas'' are also worn by followers of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]] and the [[Kabir panth]]. [[Swaminarayan]] instructed his followers to wear a double-stranded ''kanthi'' made of [[tulsi]], symbolising [[Radha Krishna\|Radha–Krishna]], while [[Kabir]] instructed his disciples to wear triple-stranded ''kanthis'' – symbolising the Hindu trinity of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiva]] – with one large bead made from either ~~tulsi~~ or rudraksha for ''Satya ~~Purush~~'', the "supreme lord who dwells within, who is above all else."<ref name="isbn8120606515">{{cite book \|author1=Behramji Merwanji Malabari \|author2=Krishnalal M. Jhaveri \|author3=Malabari M. B \| title=Gujarat and the Gujaratis \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lyd8jPbN218C&dq=muktanand+swami \|isbn=81-206-0651-5 \|access-date=May 7, 2009}} Page 264</ref>		''Kanthi malas'' are also worn by followers of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday\|Swaminarayan Sampradaya]] and the [[Kabir panth]]. [[Swaminarayan]] instructed his followers to wear a double-stranded ''kanthi'' made of [[tulsi\|tulasi]], symbolising [[Radha Krishna\|Radha–Krishna]], while [[Kabir]] instructed his disciples to wear triple-stranded ''kanthis'' – symbolising the Hindu trinity of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], and [[Shiva]] – with one large bead made from either tulasi or rudraksha for ''Satya Purusha'', the "supreme lord who dwells within, who is above all else."<ref name="isbn8120606515">{{cite book \|author1=Behramji Merwanji Malabari \|author2=Krishnalal M. Jhaveri \|author3=Malabari M. B \| title=Gujarat and the Gujaratis \| publisher=Asian Educational Services \| year=1997 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lyd8jPbN218C&q=muktanand+swami \|isbn=81-206-0651-5 \|access-date=May 7, 2009}} Page 264</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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A gaurav '''''kanthi''''', or simply '''''kanthi''''' ({{lang-sa|कण्ठी}}, ''kaṇṭhī'', <small>{{abbr|lit|literally}}.</small> "necklace"), is a [[necklace]] worn by some adherents of [[Hinduism]].

==In Vaishnavism==
[[File:Hansadutta.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Hansadutta Swami]] of [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|ISKCON]] wearing [[Ocimum tenuiflorum|tulsi]] ''kanthi mala''.]]
Followers of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]] wear ''kanthi malas'' made of ''[[Ocimum tenuiflorum]]'' (known in Hinduism as tulsi or ''tulasī'').<ref name=z>{{cite book|title=Plants of life, plants of death|first=Frederick J. |last=Simoons|year=1998|page=14|isbn=9780299159047 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEUAbrBoeBAC&pg=PA14&dq=kanthi+mala+krishna#q=kanthi%20mala%20krishna}}</ref> Most Vaishnavas will be given their ''kanthi'' by their [[guru]] at the time of [[diksha]], or spiritual initiation.

It is said [[Krishna]] – who is revered as ''svayam bhagavān'', or the [[monotheistic]] God, in Gaudiya Vaishnavism – was very fond of tulsi, and as such the plant is worshipped as ''"Tulasī [[devi]]"'' by followers of Krishna.<ref name=z/> Tulsi devi is considered to be "one of Krishna's most intimate servants"<ref name=K>{{cite web|last=devi dasi|first=Govinda|title=Tulasi Devi, Beloved of Krishna|url=http://www.krishna.com/tulasi-devi-beloved-krishna}}</ref> and provide protection to his devotees, and as such, Gaudiya Vaishnavas will try to avoid removing their tulsi ''kanthis'' under any circumstances.

==In Shaivism==
[[Shaivism|Shaivite]]s wear ''kanthi'' made of [[rudraksha]].<ref name=z/> The name "rudraksha" is derived from the Sanskrit ''rudrākṣa'', meaning "[[Shiva]]'s eyes".

==In other traditions==
''Kanthi malas'' are also worn by followers of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]] and the [[Kabir panth]]. [[Swaminarayan]] instructed his followers to wear a double-stranded ''kanthi'' made of [[tulsi]], symbolising [[Radha Krishna|Radha–Krishna]], while [[Kabir]] instructed his disciples to wear triple-stranded ''kanthis'' – symbolising the Hindu trinity of [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]] and [[Shiva]] – with one large bead made from either tulsi or rudraksha for ''Satya Purush'', the "supreme lord who dwells within, who is above all else."<ref name="isbn8120606515">{{cite book |author1=Behramji Merwanji Malabari |author2=Krishnalal M. Jhaveri |author3=Malabari M. B | title=Gujarat and the Gujaratis | publisher=Asian Educational Services | year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lyd8jPbN218C&dq=muktanand+swami |isbn=81-206-0651-5 |access-date=May 7, 2009}} Page 264</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hindu symbols]]
[[Category:Hindu traditions]]
[[Category:Vaishnavism]]
[[Category:International Society for Krishna Consciousness]]
[[Category:Necklaces]]
[[Category:Shaivism]]

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