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It's called a Bindi. In southern India, girls choose to wear a bindi, while in other parts of India it is the prerogative of the married woman. A red dot on the forehead is an auspicious sign of marriage and guarantees the social status and sanctity of the institution of marriage. The symbolism of the Bindi is no longer strictly followed and they are largely used as jewelry or beauty accoutrements. It's also loosely known as 'tika', 'pottu', 'sindoor', 'tilak', 'tilakam', and 'kumkum'.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe Bindi, or the dot, has a deep spiritual meaning for Hindus that revolves around chakra and figuratively seeing with a third eye. Chakra is the belief that certain points on the body have a deeper spiritual purpose to them. The point in between the eyes is considered to be a focal point of concentration and understanding, hence the figurative third eye reference, to see what most do not. It revolves around the belief in being conscious of things that take deep spiritual focus.
It also can carry the idea of the center of the universe around us is at that point on the forehead that deals with concentration and meditation. It is a symbol for many, but for some the dot is actually believed to help them be able to see things clearly.
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∙ 13y agono one cares about it get on with your lives!
Yul B. Allwright
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∙ 12y agoThat is called a BOTTU or KUNKUMA.It is one of the religious symbols of Hinduism and mostly wore by women and Shakthi devotees.
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∙ 12y agoThese traditions are usually for married woman in south india and is called : "Bindi" or "Bindu".
Yul B. Allwright
It’s called a Bindi. It’s supposed to represent the opening of the third eye. Commonly worn by Hindus.
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∙ 14y agoits called bindi
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What do you call the dot on the forehead of an Indian women?
It is called a "bindi."
What does the red dot mean on Indian woman heads?
Only married women where it but it is not necessary that all Indian women have to wear it also they wear a red line on the head to show they are married but yet again it is not necessary.
What is the name of the red dot on the forehead of Indian women?
sindhoor sindhoor
What is the dot on Hidus foreheads?
The dot on Hindu people's heads is called 'Tilak' or 'Teeka'. It symbolizes thier traditional, religious and spiritual faiths.
What is the name of the Indian flower?
The Indian flower is called a lotus. A pink Flower with a yellow dot inside.
WhAT do the red and black dot mean in the center of Indian women frohead?
The sindur means that she is married. It's a sign of her husband.
How does the red dot on an Indian women's forehead stay on?
They can use anything from a henna tattoo, to stickers, to a type of glue to keep it on.
What is the red dot on an Indian womans head madeoof?
It's called Kumkum made of turmeric.
Why do Indian lady with the red dot on her forehead wear the cothing that they do?
Women in India wear a red dot to represent a third eye which stands for knowledge, because of the goddess Shiva know as the destroyer.
What does each color of the saffron dot represents?
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.
What is a bump with a black dot?
Probably black heads
What do you call dot dot dot i.e. ....?
that would be called an "ellipsis."It is called ellipsis.
