2006-06-05 14:24:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ok most of the answers posted by you dumbas$es are very stupid and unfunny. the origins of the dot, ancient word "tilak", now used as Bindi are not exactly known. it symbolizes marriage - in ancient aryan society a groom used to apply his blood on-his bride's forehead as a recognition of wedlock. today, the indian woman wears a red dot which is probably a survival of this idea.
now it's mainly worn as a fashion accessory and they come in cool shapes like tear drops and have diamonds and whatever on it. here's more info: http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa072002a.htm
oh and also, wearing a "dot" is NOT the equivalent to a wedding band.
2006-06-05 14:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by PepperLuvr 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Red Dot between the brows in the 3rd Eye Position is considered the symbol of the Goddess Parvati and believed to provide protection for the husband, wife and children.
Originally a sign of woman's fertility and marriage, now days is worn as an object of beauty.
From a Christian perspective it still is something not to be embraced because of what it represents at the root of its origins. Demonic in origin.
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2006-06-05 14:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Victor ious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woman put a dot in the middle of their forehead to show that they are married. Just like we wear a wedding band.
2006-06-05 14:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told that the red dot means the woman comes with money when she marries.
2006-06-05 14:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by my_way_of_hiding 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You again with the Aribic People. Just look it up under indian cultures and I'm sure you'll find that "dot" which is not just a dot.
2006-06-05 14:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by candymeerkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a lottery over there. If the dot on their head matches the dot on their card they win.
2006-06-05 14:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by Tanker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The women put a BINDI on their foreheads to symbolizethat they are married.
2006-06-05 14:28:29 · answer #7 · answered by tres1992 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It symbolises the god Vishnu on a married woman
2006-06-05 14:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by Awesome H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are called bindis
and they symbolize the third eye that eye can supposedly see and ward off evil in the Hindu religion
2006-06-05 14:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by Nia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was a red mark from someone tapping on their forehead saying "you are f*ucking ugly!"
2006-06-05 14:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋