A type of this material called vibhuti is used by some Shiva devotees to draw lines across their forehead, and Shaivite Hindus believe Shiva's entire body is covered with this stuff.
One symbol made using this physical material is called the tripundara. The Manikarnika Ghat is a locale devoted to producing this material, which is collected after the Antam Sanskar ritual in Hinduism. A type of this material called vibhuti is used by some Shiva devotees to draw lines across their forehead, and Shaivite Hindus believe Shiva's entire body is covered with this stuff. Families bring containers of this material to Varanasi for the largest Hindu pilgrimage, in which this material is scattered in the Ganges River. In the Old Testament, people such as Mordecai put it on themselves while wearing sackcloth. For 10 points, name this sacred material sometimes produced from sandalwood, which is also the byproduct of cremation.
One symbol made using this physical material is called the tripundara.
ashes [accept ashes of the dead, or wood ashes, at any point even though some of these clues only refer to one and not the other]