"One of the first questions, any Indian gets asked when abroad, is about the bindi. Of all the various answers that are possible, the most definite one is that a bindi is considered auspicious among Hindus , even by those who do not sport it!" 1/n

Even within the country there are people who question it’s need find it to be obsolete an incongruous tribal marking in this day and age; however one looks at it, it is lack of understanding of what the bindi entails, it’s purpose, it’s symbolism, it’s health benefits if any 2/n

śringār is a major aspect of a vaidikā’s life. It was not just the women who indulged in beautification but so did the men. kriśṇa is always adorned in his favourite colour yellow, a diadem with a peacock feather, a garland of Vaijayanti flowers, his flute and so on. 3/n

These are his vibhutis, with or without them he is the embodiment of joy and freedom but these are his individual expressions of that very same joy! Most important of all he sports kasturi tilakam on his forehead, made of musk paste!(tilak is a vertical line to a bindi’s dot) 4/n

Most Hindus, who take after such lofty examples, enjoy alankaraṇa (mehendi/ bindi) and ābhūśaṇa (bangles/ anklets etc). Adornment and Accessories are part and parcel of day-to-day life for a vaidika. 5/n