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Bindiis also know as tik, pottu ,sindoor, tilakam, bindiya kumkum and by other names. (from Sanskrit bindu, meaning "a drop, small partical, dot") traditionally it is a dot of red colour (red is the colour of power) applied in the center of the forehead close to the eyebrows, but it can also consist of a sign or piece of jewelry worn at this location.
No one knows exactly when the tradition of puttingbindi started. I think there is no scientific reason for applying kumkum. It is only on certain beliefs ideals and traditions of the Hindus. Today for few people bindi is more of a fashion statements than anything else.
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Why do Sikh women a bindi?
Sikh women don't wear a bindi. Hindu women wear a bindi.
Is there anything special a Hindu woman must wear everyday?
Hindu women must wear a Kumkum or Bindi or Pottu or Tilak everyday. If she is married, then she must wear - Kumkum, Mangalasutra or Thaali, Bangles, etc.
How does a Hindu woman show that she is married?
They wear the Bindi, or dot on the forehead.
What is the red dot called that Hindu's wear?
It is called a Bindi
How to find whether she is Muslim or Hindu?
Generally Hindu woman wear Bindi on their forehead. So we can identify them. Muslim woman wear mask.
What does the bindi on Hindu people mean?
Hindu people wear bindi because it means that a woman is married. it also is said to be over the third eye. it is a place of concentration when they are practicing meditiation.
What is the jewel called women wear on their forehead?
Bindi
Is Gwen Stafani a Hindu?
Well I don't Know for sure but she did wear some kind of a bindi in a music video!
Do all Indian women wear dots on their forehead?
It is known as BINDI for married Hindu women made up of turmeric powder and is a sign of marrige for women, and TILAK for man as a straight line made up of sandalwood which is nothing to do with marrige but is put by man in devotion of GOD
Do indian girls wear bindis?
Traditionally Bindi is considered as a symbol of 'Suhaag' which simply means that the female wearing the Bindi is married, However now a days it is considered as an accessory for formal Indian dresses for women and girls. Now a days even little girls can be spotted wearing Bindi at various Indian occasions.
Does Bindi Irwin wear earrings?
Bindi does not wear earrings.
What does a bindi symbolise?
A married woman's red bindi indicates 'marriage.' Widows in India do not wear bindi normally. But they are allowed to wear a black bindi in Southern India. Their black bindi indicates their loss. However, young girls are free to wear bindi of any color.
