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The bindi is no longer restricted in colour or shape. [19] [20] Ornamental bindis were made and sold by lac workers known as Lakhera. Historically, the ornamental bindi spangle consists of a small piece of lac over which is smeared vermilion, while above it a piece of mica or thin glass is fixed for ornament.
It is one of several plants also known as bindi weed, bindii, or bindi-eye. A weedy plant known for its tiny sharp-needled seeds. It appears with small feathery leaves reminiscent of parsley, with an exposed upward-pointing rosette of seeds in a pod nestled at the branch junctions. Eventually small flowers appear if the plant is allowed to develop.
The red sindoor is significant for the married woman as she is full of colour. When she becomes a widow she adopts plain white dress and removes all colour from her face including the bright red sindoor. [10] [11] Methods and styles of applying the sindoor vary from personal choice to regional customs.
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Bindii, bindi, bindyi or bindi-eye may refer to the following plant species: Soliva sessilis, also known as lawnweed, common soliva, and field burrweed; Tribulus terrestris, also known as puncturevine, caltrop, cathead, goathead, and burra gokharu. Calotis hispidula, also known as Bogan flea. Alternanthera pungens, more commonly known as khaki ...
Many times the clay is applied in a U-shape. This is known as Urdhva Pundra tilaka. [1] Shaktas: Shaktas of most Sampradayas usually apply a dot of vermillion in the center of the forehead with turmeric smeared around it. Swaminarayana: Followers of the Swaminarayan faith apply kumkuma at the center of the forehead and between a U-shaped tilaka ...