why do women in india put a red dot in their forehead? what does it mean?

Answer 1

boink....target practice........just kidding, I couldn't resist.....lol

Answer 2

It means there husband is a terrorists.. and that's the bulls eye.. Just kiddin!! From all the national geographic I've looked at.. seems to be a big thing in India.. that area. Probably alot like the body piercing thing ya see around here. Bet it has some religious value to it...

Answer 3

because nobody mesmerize a lady who put a red dot (kungumam)in between the centre of the eye brows

Answer 4

the red dot is nothing but called 'kumkum' which is the symbol of married women.Not only the women, the mes also wear the kumkum in glorious moment.

Answer 5

they use different colors, in the beginning it was a mark of social caste, now i think its more a matter of decoration, i have some very fancy stick on ones that i used when i was bellydancing, they are embossed metal with a stone in them and they have a flat adhesive backing.

Answer 6

Hey! Good query. I've often wondered and meant to ask the woman where I am forced to by gas and gum when the other joints are closed. Now I won't need to ask her......onward......

Answer 7

its called a bindi , its for dressup only it doesn't necessarily mean anything and they come in various shapes and colours not just red as u might have seen most often

Answer 8

i use it as a target when they give me brain if i hit the dot thats ten points

Answer 9

its a blessing of well-being which most other religions does in a different ways.