While out and about today, I noticed that not only women were adorning the bindi (the red dot located on the forehead). So I asked Vidya why men were marking their foreheads as well. She told me that they spread a line of ash between their eyes to represent ashes to ashes. It reminds them that they will one day too be ash, and it helps them keep grounded while they acknowledge their limited time on earth.
The women believe there is a sensitive spot, located directly between the eyes. The bindi is placed over this sensitive area as a means of protecting it.
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