The dot on Hindu people's heads is called 'Tilak' or 'Teeka'. It symbolizes thier traditional, religious and spiritual faiths.
If you are asking about the red dot that the Tamil ladies have in their foreheads, it is called a Pottu
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If you mean the sindoor on women's foreheads, no they are not. It is a washable, red powder.
no, they use some sort of paint, dip their finger in it and paste it on their foreheads. i am not fully sure of the paint they use though. sorry.
Some Hindus do, and some do not.
Answer: Nowaydays stickers.I understand earlier days Turmeric powder with citrus was used.
Indian men & women of the Hindu religion get a smudge of orange dust on their foreheads as a blessing. It is generally located where the "third eye" is.
yes they do believe in afterlife
they used to use blue ink (on their foreheads) but lapiz became scarce due to the demand of artisans wanting to use it for their paint; so they started using red which was easier to and cheaper to get.
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Saffron dot (BINDI in Hindi) is placed by the adult Indian women on their foreheads as a sign of being married and it is generally of saffron color.Widowed women do not place such dots on their foreheads.Lately the fashion has come of its use by unmarried women of different colors too to match their dress color.
Many bigots choose to make a mockery of the Hindus religious beliefs and cultures and as a result make derogatory remarks about the decorative dot on their forehead. Asking if someone is born with the red dot on their forehead, knowing that the dot is not a part of their anatomy is as ignoramus as asking if someone is born with clothes.