es , ▁and ▁by ▁people ▁of ▁all ▁ages , ▁mainly ▁during ▁wed d ings , ▁Islam ic ▁festiv als ▁( such ▁as ▁E id ▁ul ▁F it r ▁and ▁E id ▁ul ▁Ad ha ), ▁and ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁mos que ▁for ▁the ▁week ly ▁J um u ah ▁con greg ational ▁prayer . ▁ ▁For ▁women , ▁k ohl ▁or ▁black - hen na ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁manner ▁as ▁that ▁pract iced ▁by ▁communities ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁South ▁Asia ▁ ▁K ohl ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁various ▁names ▁in ▁South ▁Asian ▁languages , ▁like ▁sur ma ▁in ▁P un j abi , ▁Syl het i ▁and ▁Ur du , ▁k aj al ▁in ▁H indi ▁and ▁Gu jar ati , ▁k aj ol ▁in ▁Beng ali , ▁k aj al h ▁in ▁Mar ath i , ▁kan m ashi ▁in ▁Mal ay al am , ▁ka ad ige ▁in ▁K ann ada , ▁ka atu ka ▁in ▁Tel ug u ▁and ▁kan ▁mai ▁in ▁T amil . ▁In ▁India , ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁women ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁e y el iner ▁that ▁is ▁put ▁around ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁eyes . ▁In ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁India , ▁especially ▁in ▁Southern ▁India , ▁K arn ata ka ▁in ▁particular , ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁prepare ▁the ▁k aj al . ▁This ▁hom em ade ▁k aj al ▁is ▁used ▁even ▁for ▁inf ants . ▁Local ▁tradition ▁cons iders ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a