Vibhuti (also called bhasma) is consecrated ash, traditionally prepared from the remains of a havan fire or from specially burnt cow dung cakes. Shaivites apply it as the tripundra — three horizontal lines across the forehead — recalling Shiva, who is depicted smeared with ash, and symbolizing the impermanence of the body and the burning away of impurity and ego. Vibhuti distributed at temples and from sacred fires is received as prasad and applied with reverence, usually with the ring finger or three middle fingers. The word vibhuti also means "divine glory or manifestation," the sense in which it is used in chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita.