Red Kungumam (kumkum) for pooja, sold in a 200 gms pack. Kungumam was made by mixing turmeric and lime: the lime changes the colour of the turmeric, giving kumkum its characteristic colour. The mixture also serves as a remedy for a headache. Also known as: kuṅkumam (Sanskrit कुङ्कुमम्), kumkuma (Telugu కుంకుమ), kunku (Marathi कुंकू), kumkum (Bengali কুমকুম, Hindi कुमकुम), kunkuma (Kannada ಕುಂಕುಮ), kungkumam (Tamil குங்குமம்), kuṅkumam (Malayalam കുങ്കുമം) Catalogue code: SIR10042