Kumkum

Kumkum is a red colour powder used for social and religious markings in India
Product powder Q2079966
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Kumkum

Summary

Kumkum is a powder[1]. Kumkum draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (powder category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kumkum's image is recorded as A depiction of Kumkum in a bowl.JPG[3].
  • Kumkum's instance of is recorded as powder[4].
  • Kumkum's instance of is recorded as dye[5].
  • Kumkum's made from material is recorded as turmeric[6].
  • Kumkum's made from material is recorded as calcium hydroxide[7].
  • Kumkum's has use is recorded as ceremony[8].
  • Kumkum's Commons category is recorded as Kumkum[9].
  • Kumkum's country of origin is recorded as India[10].
  • Kumkum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074gdv[11].
  • Kumkum's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300264673[12].
  • Kumkum's Quora topic ID is recorded as Kumkum[13].
  • Kumkum's color produced is recorded as red[14].

Why It Matters

Kumkum draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (powder category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Kumkum has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Kumkum is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kumkum-q2079966_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kumkum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kumkum-q2079966}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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