In Indian culture it is common for girls, ladies to have the Bindi or dot on her forehead. The tradition has been followed over centuries. Is this a religious symbol or a cult? Now in India spirituality was explored and experienced in a big way. The spirituality became organized in form of religious process and ritual over time. The method was lost somewhere and the process and ritual has become meaningless or obsolete.
Now born in this culture I was always intrigued by the ritual and practices. However the Bindi has caught my attention and was curious to know on the significance. I have observed that a lady looks more appealing and her looks enhances if she adorned a Bindi in the middle of her forehead, the spot where the eyebrows meet (also referred to as the third eye).
In my family my wife and daughter has the Bindi adorned all time and with out the Bindi their look seems to be out of place or out of focus. I once glanced a magazine and the jewellery advertisement picture of Katrina Kaif in a Sari with jewels and a small Bindi in middle of her eyebrows. She just looked so stunningly beautiful. The bindi made the difference.
The shape of the Bindi round, oval, small, big is also a factor and each shape and size has the right fit for the person depending on her facial size and complexion.
Later I realized in our Yogic lore, the middle of the eyebrow is the point where the Ajna Chakra is located. If our energies reach the peak of Agna chakra we experience everything in the existence as one and attaining the energies in the Agna Chakra is beginning state of enlightenment.
The bindi is very significant and is not a symbol representation of Hindu, though has roots from the culture of Indus valley civilization. The bindi uplifts the image of the person and signifies the femine Shakti the very source of creation. There is a whole science behind this tradition of adorning a bindi. The western initially ignored and dismissed this and there were cases of Dot busters in US due to radical religious conflict.
Now the bindi has become fashionable among the west and Hollywood. Few conscious ladies from other religious culture are still reluctant to try it due to having pre-conceived notion of associating bindi with tradition of Hindu religion.
It is time the bindi gets the attention around the world and women lore freely adorns the bindi an ornament to enhance the inner beauty or self.
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Hi - liked the bit on Bindi.....would like to add my two cents to it. The Bindi is not restricted to women and was part of the make for all Indians male of female. (remember 'tilak' lagaana in Northern cultures for men? particularly for warriors and members going to eke out a living. Apparently the pineal glad located within the brain can only be activated by gentle pressure to the centre of our forehead. The pressure of the ring finger is sufficent to activate the pineal gland which is responsible for spiritual activity within our body. The relevance of tikka/tilak/bindi thus transcends religion or gender.
The pressure of the ring finger is sufficent to activate the pineal gland which is responsible for spiritual activity within our body. The relevance of tikka/tilak/bindi thus transcends religion or gender.
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