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'Bindaas' bindi
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The Bindi has, of late, become a fashion statement
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The bindi, which was once an indispensable part of the Hindu culture, has now become a fashion statement. The word `bindi' has its roots in the Sanskrit word, `bindu', which means a dot or a drop. The bindi was regarded auspicious and soon became synonymous with festivity. Bindis are worn as sindoor by married women and applied as tikka by men.
In India, a red bindi denotes the marital status of a woman. In conservative families, sindoor is applied as bindi apart from vermillion. In the North, tilak is applied on the groom's forehead during the wedding ceremony. No festival or puja is complete without the tilak and sindoor.
The bindi is always worn on in the middle of the eyebrows -- this is believed to be the most important pressure point of the human body. This point is also referred to as the `third eye'.
Bindis can be made; semi-precious stones, kundan and even crystals are engaged in its making.
Multi- coloured, layered bindis are also available in the market.
The latest bindis to hit the market are crystal studded ones, stone and diamond embedded bindis and pearl bindis. These are quite expensive and not available in the local market.
Bottles of special glues sold along with these bindis allow them to be re-used.
The `bindaas' folks make creative use of bindis and stick it on fingers, neck, shoulder, eye-edge and belly. Bindis made of semi-precious kundan and meenakari gold designs are in vogue.
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