Why the girls put a red bindi in India?

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AmorÃ©

Well the Indian bride steps over the threshold of her husband's home, bedecked in glittering apparels and ornaments, she's just dazzling and the red bindi on now on her forehead .... showing that she is married.

tdrajagopal

It is the identification of their martial status.*

If the bindi is just found in forehead, then she is un married, if it is also found at the head-forehead junction, then she is married.

nainap

A red bindi in a married woman symbolizes the 3rd eye of Lord Shiva. The area between the eyebrows (where the bindi is placed) is said to be the sixth chakra, agni, the seat of "concealed wisdom". According to followers of Tantrism, this chakra is the exit point for kundalini energy. The bindi is said to retain energy and strengthen concentration. It is also said to protect against demons or bad luck.

â€ Crusader â€

As far as I know, it is because to show that the women are married and to express self-respect.

aimabroad

red bindi means danger.........donot stare indian girls especially those who put red bindi as they are married

gossipgurluver

it symbolizes marriage
or i symbolizes the third eye
plus it looks good

Swapan, The Dream

This red bindi is actually made of Hingul (Mercury ore) or cinebar. They are red powder. Women applies it with the help of a round headed metal piece on forehead in round shape,

Married women wears it as its a belief that wearing this bindi it will increase the life expectancy of her husband. Now a days no many people believes it but everyone wears it.

dularamanav

A bindi (Hindi: à¤¬à¤¿à¤‚à¤¦à¥€ meaning "dot") is a forehead decoration worn in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Traditionally it is a dot of red color 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.

Traditionally, married Hindu women wear a bindi. The traditional bindi is made with red sindoor powder or perhaps a black ointment. The bindi is a form of tilak, religious Hindu signs worn on the forehead. Nowadays, bindis are also worn by women who are not married, children, and by women who are not Hindu.

Outside South Asia, bindis may be worn by women of Indian origin. Western women who have converted to Hinduism, such as in the Hare Krishnas, may also wear bindis. Sometimes they are worn as a style statement. International celebrities such as Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Madonna, and Shania Twain have been seen wearing bindis.

The area between the eyebrows (where the bindi is placed) is said to be the sixth chakra, agni, the seat of "concealed wisdom". According to followers of Tantrism, this chakra is the exit point for kundalini energy. The bindi is said to retain energy and strengthen concentration. It is also said to protect against demons or bad luck.

In addition to the bindi, in India, a vermilion mark in the parting of the hair just above the forehead is worn by married women as a symbol of their married status. During North Indian marriage ceremonies, the groom applies sindoor on the parting in the bride's hair.

In modern times, the bindi has become a decorative item and is worn by unmarried as well as non-Hindu women, in India, Bangladesh and other countries of South Asia. It is no longer restricted in colour or shape. Self-adhesive bindis (also known as sticker bindis) are available. They are made of felt or thin metal, and come with an adhesive on one side. These are simple to apply, disposable substitutes for older tilak bindis. Sticker bindis come in many colors, designs, materials, and sizes. Fancy sticker bindis may be decorated with sequins, glass beads, or rhinestones for extra dazzle.

*Vj ..... !!!â˜º

*To ward off 'evil' eyes !!!!!!!!

Sunil

Tradition is to keep a powder called Kumkum. But these days girls are using artificial stickers for that.

Sonu

A bindi is an auspicious mark worn by young girls and women. Bindi is derived from hincfu, the Sanskrit word for dot. It is usually a red dot made with vermilion powder which is worn by women between their eyebrows on their forehead.

Considered a symbol of Goddess Parvati, a bindi signifies female energy and is believed to protect women and their husbands. Traditionally a symbol of marriage, it has also become decorative and is worn today by unmarried girls and women as well.

rehna

its one of the symbol of culture in india

sweet_angel

The area between the eyebrows, also called the sixth-chakra is where we put all our energy together...... for concentration.
you'll know more about the powers of that area, if u learn yoga , reiki, etc......
In general, women are more psychic than men. This is the reason why the spirits prefer to haunt a woman than a man.

Since the bindi is placed between the eyebrows, it does correspond to where you will find the sixth chakra. Within the Hindu culture, this is believed to be the location where concealed wisdom is found. When adhering to Tantric practices, it is this chakra that is thought to be where kundalini energy flows. The bindi is said to ensure an increased level of concentration and energy retaining is achieved. When wearing a bindi, it is believed that there is no loss in energy. It is also viewed as spiritual protection, as well as considered lucky against harm or demons.

whiskey jack

somebody told me nobody can hypnotize you if the bindi is on.

Madurai Malli

It has a power to increase our knowledge power, not anyother sticker bindi's only kungumam has the power of it

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