Traditionally worn as a red dot on the forehead, the bindi has Hindu beginnings often associated with religious purposes or a woman's marital status. Red bindis symbolize marriage, so when women were widowed, they would often change their bindi color to black.

What is the importance of bindi?

The bindi, especially a red-colored one, also serves as an auspicious sign of marriage. As the Hindu bride steps over the threshold of her husband's home, her red bindi is believed to usher in prosperity and grant her a place as the family's newest guardian.

What is a bindi on forehead?

: a mark (such as a red dot) or piece of jewelry worn on the middle of the forehead especially by Hindu women Between her delicate eyebrows is a smudged crimson bindi.— D. Thomas Minton The bindi is placed between the eyebrows, the place of the sixth chakra (the seat of concealed wisdom). —