What is the dot made from ,on the forehead of middle eastern women?
The red dot is worn by Indian women, and it is usually made from kum-kum, a red powder. I can’t think of the translation of kum-kum. Sometimes, women also wear a jewel there, in which case it can be made of various jewels, with a sticky backing to hold it in place. I have one, it’s called a bindi. It is not a sign of caste, so far as I know. It merely indicates the “3rd Eye” or the area of spiritual perception. Other forehead markings have to do with sect. For example, worshippers of Shiva wear 3 horizontal white lines on their foreheads. The God Shiva himself wears these. Worshippers of Vishnu wear a specific marking as well. These marks are called Tilak. It’s not caste, but religious devotion that they are marking. Married women also wear a red (I think) dot closer to the top of the forehead to indicate their married status. When I go to temple, I take of the powder that is provided by the Deity, and mix it with water and place it on my forehead, between my eyebrows. This is the plac
