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CC Madhya 8:176 states:

Saubhagya-tilaka caru-lalate ujjvala. “The tilaka of good
fortune is on Her (Radha’s) beautiful forehead.”

Saubhagya-tilaka refers to the kumkum mark worn by a
married (saubhagyavati i.e. fortunate) woman.

6 January 2000

Thank you for your very nice offering. You are good in
composing poetry. Then and if you have time, you may wish
to write more poems in praise of Krsna.

15 May 2000

Now that summer in the West is approaching (in India it is
very much here), several devotees have been asking about
my plans for traveling in the West. All I can say just now is
that I certainly plan to go, but when and for how long is not
clear, because (a) there are some long-standing book projects
that I would like to finish before I go, and (b) I may be doing
TV shooting in Mayapura sometime during the monsoon
(July–September). This is big preaching, reaching out to
millions of people, and I don’t want to miss it. I’ll inform
whenever things become clearer.

1 July 2000

Tiny Radha-Krsna Deities that he can no longer worship.

This is common. Someone takes up Deity worship then drops
it when it becomes inconvenient or they become bored with
it. I don’t recommend that you start Deity worship as you are
not in a stable or fixed position.

Great news that the Deity gates are being made at last.