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Bindi (decoration) Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (from Sanskrit bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") [ 1][ 2] is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the center of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent .
Women applying sindoor to each other during Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. Sindoor is traditionally applied at the beginning or completely along the parting-line of a woman's hair (also called mang in Hindi or simandarekha in Sanskrit) or as a dot on the forehead. Sindoor is the mark of a married woman in Hinduism. [8]
Tilaka. In Hinduism, the tilaka ( Sanskrit: तिलक ), colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the ajna chakra (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the arm. [ 1] The tilaka may be worn daily for decorative purposes, as a symbol for ...
A Bengali bride's hand adorned with alta on her Gaye Holud. Alta (Bengali: আলতা), Lakshaya Rasa, Alah, Mahavar is a red dye that is applied to the hands and feet of women, mainly in the Indian subcontinent.
Dotbusters. The Dotbusters was a racist and Hinduphobic [1] [2] hate group active in Jersey City, New Jersey from 1975 to 1993 that attacked and threatened Indian Americans, particularly Hindu Americans in the fall of 1975. The term "dot" in "Dotbusters" originates from the bindi, a traditional forehead mark worn by Indian women.
Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is made from turmeric or any other local materials. The turmeric is dried and powdered with a bit of slaked lime, which turns the rich yellow powder into a red color. In India, it is known by many names including kuṅkumam ( Sanskrit कुङ्कुमम्, Tamil ...
Mehndi is a popular form of body art in South Asia and resembles similar traditions of henna as body art found in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East. There are many different names for mehndi across the languages of South Asia. There are many variations and designs. Women usually apply mehndi designs to their hands and feet, though ...
The women of the Sri Vaishnava tradition, especially the ones who hail from the Iyengar community, wear a different tilaka from the men. The red line that represents Lakshmi is worn prominently upon the length of their forehead to highlight their femininity, adorned with a miniature white curvature at the base of the design.