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In the northern states of India, such as the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, the evil eye is called nazar (meaning gaze or vision) or more commonly Buri Nazar. A charm bracelet, tattoo or other object (Nazar battu), or a slogan (Chashme Baddoor (slogan)), may be used to ward off the evil eye. Some ...
Chashm-e-Baddoor (Persian, Urdu: چشمِ بد دور, Hindi: चश्म-ए-बददूर) is a slogan extensively used in Iran, North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (which is called nazar in the region). It is a Persian language derivation which literally means "far be the evil eye". [1]
A Nazar battu (Hindustani: नज़र बट्टू or نظر بٹو) is an icon, charm bracelet, tattoo or other object or pattern used in North India and Pakistan to ward-off the evil eye (or nazar). [1] In Persian and Afghan folklore, it is called a cheshm nazar (Persian: چشم نظر) or nazar qurbāni (Persian: نظرقربانی). [2]
Nazar, a 2022 first-round draft pick by the Chicago Blackhawks, compiled 41 points (17 goals) in 40 games this season. Michigan (23–14–3) later added another goal in a 5–2 victory over their ...
Nazar (transl. Evil Eye) is an Indian supernatural thriller series produced by 4 Lions Films and directed by Atif Khan that airs on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. [ 1 ] Season 1 of the franchise aired from 30 July 2018 to 18 February 2020. [ 2 ]
A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop. A naẓar (from Arabic نَظَر [ˈnaðˤar] , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts), or an eye bead is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye .
Conservative Islamic theologians condemned the custom of contemplating the beauty of boys. Nazar was denounced and deemed a heretic by Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328). Despite opposition from the clerics, the practice has survived in Islamic countries until only in recent years, according to Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe in their work on Islamic homosexuality.
Some people [who?] apply dots of kājal to ward off bad omens & the evil eye (nazar). Make-up artist at work before an Odissi dance performance. Kohl is also an integral part of Bharatanatyam and Odissi dances in India. The dancers apply kohl heavily to their eyes so as to draw attention to their eye gestures and movement.