36-638: [REDACTED] Look up sindoor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sindhooram can refer to: Sindoor , red vermilion powder applied by married Hindu women in India Sindhooram (1976 film) , 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jeassy Sindhooram (1997 film) , 1997 Indian Telugu film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi Sindhooram (2023 film) , 2023 Indian Telugu film directed by Shyam Tummalapalli See also [ edit ] Sindhura ,
72-469: A Hindustani classical raga Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sindhooram . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sindhooram&oldid=1226118717 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-414: A bindi or mangalsutra is a sign of Hindu women. The traditional bindi still represents and preserves the symbolic significance that is integrated into Indian mythology in many parts of India." A traditional bindi is red or maroon in colour. A pinch of vermilion powder is applied with a ring-finger to make a dot. A small annular disc aids application for beginners. First, a sticky wax paste is applied through
144-594: A child is born, black dots/marks and lines are drawn on their facea. In modern times, stick-on bindiyas of different shapes and designs have become very common in rural Sindh, and are applied by both Muslims and Hindus. However, this is in decline as it is considered to be appropriately used by Sindhi Hindus only. Back in time in Sindh the brides were applied many dots of "Tira" (moles) drawn upon their face and lips with needles dipped in antimony and other colouring matters. The type of forehead tattoo called Khaal or Sheen Khal
180-568: A large round red bindi is worn, brides in this region are often decorated with Alpana design on forehead and cheeks, along with bindi. In southern India a smaller red bindi is worn with a white tilak at the bottom, another common type is a red tilak shaped bindi. In Rajasthan the bindi is often worn round. Long tilak shaped bindi are also common, as well as the crescent moon on some occasions. Decorative bindis have become popular among women in South Asia, regardless of religious background. Bindis are
216-407: A red spot at the end of the hair line and forehead. Recently, a triangle shape on the forehead pointing towards the nose, with a diamond bindi for fashion, is being worn by younger women. Neolithic female figurines excavated at Mehrgarh , Baluchistan seem to imply application of sindoor-like colour to the parting of women's hair. According to the legends, Radha , a consort of Krishna , turned
252-684: A staple and symbolic for women in the Indian subcontinent. In addition to the bindi, in India, a vermilion mark in the parting of the hair just above the forehead is worn by married women as a symbol of life-long commitment to their husbands. During all Hindu marriage ceremonies, the groom applies sindoor in the part in the bride's hair. Apart from their cosmetic use, bindis have found a modern medical application in India. Iodine patch bindis have often been used among women in north-west Maharashtra to battle iodine deficiency. In Southeast Asia , bindis are worn by
288-417: Is a visual marker of marital status of a woman and ceasing to wear it usually implies widowhood . Traditional sindoor was made with turmeric and alum or lime , or from other herbal ingredients. Unlike red lead and vermilion, these are not poisonous. Some commercial sindoor products contain synthetic ingredients, some of which are not manufactured to proper standards and may contain lead. Sindoor
324-653: Is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the centre of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian subcontinent . A bindi is a bright dot of some colour applied in the centre of the forehead close to the eyebrows or in the middle of the forehead that is worn in the Indian subcontinent (particularly amongst Hindus in India , Nepal , Bhutan , and Sri Lanka ) and Southeast Asia among Balinese , Javanese , Sundanese , Malaysian , Singaporean , Vietnamese , and Myanmar Hindus. A similar marking
360-494: Is a half-moon-shaped bindi with a little dot underneath it. These bindis indicate a woman’s marital status. They go well with traditional Marathi sarees and may be worn by women with any type of face form. Also called Chandrakor. Teep or tip , similar to bindis, are part of Bengali culture and women in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh , irrespective of their religion, adorn themselves with teeps as an ethnic practice. By
396-578: Is added to sindoor. Red lead is toxic. In early 2008, allegations of high lead content led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recall batches of sindoor from several manufacturers. There are many Indian movies and dramas involving sindoor, with their themes revolving around the ritual's significance. These include Sindoor (1947), Sindooram (1976), Rakta Sindhuram (1985), Sindoor (1987), and Sindoor Tere Naam Ka (series, 2005–2007). Bindi (decoration) A bindi (from Sanskrit bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle")
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#1732917013736432-491: Is also worn by babies and children in China and, as in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, represents the opening of the third eye . In Hinduism , Buddhism , and Jainism the bindi is associated with the ajna chakra , and Bindu is known as the third eye chakra. Bindu is the point or dot around which the mandala is created, representing the universe. The bindi has a religious, historical and cultural presence in
468-430: Is an old tradition of Bangladesh. In Sindh , some Muslim Sindhi women apply a black dot or line by "Kajjal or Surmo ( kohl )" on the forehead and chin, and sometimes three dots or lines around eyes as part of historic Indian traditions that have continued post-Partition. As an amulet believed to protect against evil-eye, these dots are called Tikro or Tilk (singular), or Tikra (plural). Like in India, in Sindh, when
504-410: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages sindoor Sindoor ( Sanskrit : सिन्दूर , IAST : sindūra ) or sindura is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red cosmetic powder from the Indian subcontinent , usually worn by married women along the part of their hairline. In some North Indian Hindu communities, the sindoor
540-445: Is followed by all castes and social ranks. 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. Methods and styles of applying the sindoor vary from personal choice to regional customs. Many new brides will fill the whole hair line with sindoor, while other married women may just apply
576-424: Is made from natural ingredients used for facial makeup (cosmetics). Most widely used traditional sindoor is made from turmeric and lime or "chuna" (which is basic in nature). Other ingredients include ghee , and slaked lime. This is also called kumkuma . Sindoor is also made from red sandal powder, saffron etc. The coloured powders sold as substitutes are traditionally not considered sindoor. Traditional sindoor
612-491: Is no longer alive. The sindoor is first applied to the woman by her husband on the day of her wedding; this is called the Sindoor Danam ceremony. After this, she applies it herself every day. A similar colouring ritual is known as pasupu kumkuma, named after another name for sindoor, kumkuma . The wiping off of the sindoor is very significant for a widow. There are many rituals associated with this practice. The most common
648-401: Is no longer restricted in colour or shape. 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. Women wore large spangles set in gold with a border of jewels if they could afford it. The bindi was made and sold by lac workers known as Lakhera . In Hinduism, it's part of
684-416: Is the syllable OM, and the presiding deity is Ardhanarishvara , who is a half male, half female Shiva/Shakti. The Shakti goddess of Ajna is called Hakini. In metaphysics, Bindu is considered the dot or point at which creation begins and may become unity. It is also described as "the sacred symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state". Bindu is the point around which the mandala is created, representing
720-590: Is traditionally applied at the beginning or completely along the parting-line of a woman's hair (also called mang in Hindi or simandarekha in Sanskrit) or as a dot on the forehead . Sindoor is the mark of a married woman in Hinduism . Single women wear the bindi in different colours for special occasions but don't apply sindoor in their parting of the hairline. Widows do not wear sindoor or bindis , signifying that their husband
756-408: Is when a mother-in-law or older sister-in-law wipes off the sindoor when a woman becomes a widow. The widow will break her bangles and remove her bindi as well, and many will also remove their nose ring and toe rings. The parting of hair is symbolic of a river of red blood full of life. When the sindoor is removed then the river becomes barren, dry and empty. This custom is prevalent in rural areas and
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#1732917013736792-692: The Balinese , Javanese , and Sundanese people of Indonesia . For example, bindis are often worn by brides and grooms in Java and other parts of Indonesia , regardless of their religious beliefs. The Indonesian practice of wearing a bindi originated from the cultural influence brought about by the Indianized Hindu kingdoms that once ruled Indonesia. Historically, other Indianized kingdoms in Southeast Asia also took part in this practice. The Maharashtrian bindi
828-469: The Suhāg or lucky trousseau at marriages and is affixed to the girl's forehead on her wedding and thereafter always worn. Unmarried girls optionally wore small ornamental spangles on their foreheads. A widow was not allowed to wear bindi or any ornamentation associated with married women. In modern times, self-adhesive bindis are available in various materials, usually made of felt or thin metal and adhesive on
864-746: The kumkuma into a flame-like design on her forehead. In the famous epic Mahabharata , Draupadi the wife of the Pandavas , wipes off her sindoor in disgust and despair at the happenings in Hastinapura . Use of sindoor is frequently mentioned in the texts Lalita Sahasranama and Soundarya Lahari . Adi Shankaracharya writes in Soundarya Lahari : tanotu kṣemaṃ naḥ tava vadana saundaryalaharī parīvāha-strotaḥ saraṇiriva sīmanta-saraṇiḥ । vahantī sindūraṃ prabala kabarī bhāratimira- dviṣāṃ bṛndair bandī-kṛtamiva navīnārka kiraṇam ॥ Oh mother, let
900-784: The 18th century the use of teeps had become very common. It's popular in celebrations like Durga Puja , Pohela Boishakh , Pohela Falgun , Eid al-Fitr , Eid al-Adha and other occasions. Bengali Muslims approve wearing the teep as a cultural representation as long as there's no intention of imitating the bindi culture of other religions. Depending on the occasion the colours of teep change, such as red and white for Pohela Boishakh, green, orange and yellow for Pohela Falgun , blue and white for Barsha Mangal , brown and mustard colour for Nabanna , purple and pink for Eid Al Fitr and black for International mother Language Day , Eid Al Adha , red and green for Independence Day and Victory Day . Bengali Muslim brides wearing "kalka tip" on their forehead
936-399: The empty centre of the disc. This is then covered with kumkum or vermilion and then the disc is removed to get a round bindi. Various materials such as lac , sandal, 'aguru', mica , 'kasturi', kumkum (made of red turmeric) and sindoor colour the dot. Saffron ground together with 'kusumba' flower can also work. Traditionally they are green in colour with a red dot in the middle. The bindi
972-462: The gaze focused between eyebrows, other spot being the tip of the nose—Naasikagra. The very spot between the eyebrows known as Bhrumadhya is where one focuses one's sight, so that it helps concentration. The bindi has multiple meanings: Despite having a strong religious origin and significance, some Muslim women from South Asia choose to wear the bindi as a fashion accessory. The Islamic Research Foundation, located in India, has had to state "wearing
1008-453: The line parting thine hairs, which looks like a channel, through which the rushing waves of your beauty ebbs, and which on both sides imprisons, your Vermilion , which is like a rising sun, by using your hair which is dark like the platoon of soldiers of the enemy, protect us and give us peace. Jain women apply the sindoor, mostly in the cities. Jain nuns are forbidden to apply this to their hair line or foreheads. The display of
1044-545: The other side. These are simple to apply, disposable substitutes for older lac tikli bindis. Sticker bindis come in many colours, designs, materials, and sizes. There are different regional variations of the bindi. In Maharashtra a large crescent moon shaped bindi is worn with a smaller black dot underneath or above, associated with Chandrabindu and Bindu chakra represented by crescent moon, they are commonly known as Chandrakor in this region, outside Maharashtra they are popularly known as Marathi bindi . In Bengal region
1080-521: The region of India and with the Hindu, Indian diaspora around the world. Traditionally, the area between the eyebrows (where the bindi is placed) is said to be the sixth chakra , ajna , the seat of "concealed wisdom". The bindi is said to retain energy and strengthen concentration. The bindi also represents the third eye . The Nasadiya Sukta of the Rig Veda, the earliest known Sanskrit text, mentions
1116-642: The sindoor is considered very important to indicate the married status of the groom, whereas in several local cultures, sindoor is applied on their hair partings by unmarried women. Application of sindoor is essentially a Hindu tradition. In the 19th century, Sufi leader Sharafuddin Maneri encouraged Muslim women to apply sindoor in Bangladesh. This was severely condemned by reformist movements. There are various forms of sindoor mentioned in Ayurveda . Traditional sindoor
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1152-499: The universe. Ajna 's key issues involve balancing the higher and lower selves and trusting inner guidance. Ajna's inner aspect relates to the access of intuition. Mentally, Ajna deals with visual consciousness. Emotionally, Ajna deals with clarity on an intuitive level. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, bindi is associated with Ajna Chakra and Bindu . Divinities in these religions are typically depicted with Bhrumadhya Bindu , in meditative pose with their eyes nearly closed show
1188-478: The word Bindu . The Ajna is symbolised by a sacred lotus with two petals, and corresponds to the colours violet, indigo or deep blue, though it is traditionally described as white. It is at this point that the two sides Nadi Ida (yoga) and Pingala are said to terminate and merge with the central channel Sushumna, signifying the end of duality, the characteristic of being dual (e.g. light and dark , or male and female ). The seed syllable for this chakra
1224-426: The world by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. International celebrities such as Gwen Stefani , Julia Roberts , Madonna , Selena Gomez and many others have been seen wearing bindis. The appropriateness of such uses has been disputed. Reacting to Gomez wearing a bindi while singing her song " Come and Get It ", Hindu leader Rajan Zed said that the bindi has religious significance and should not be used as
1260-591: Was also common among Afghan and Pashtun women, although it is no longer done for religious reasons. As in Sindh, dots are made using kohl or other material. Bindis are also used by Saraiki and some Baloch tribal women of Pakistan. However, many Muhajir and Punjabi consider the use of bindis to be un-Islamic. Due to this, the use of bindis has declined in many urban areas of Pakistan. Bindis are sometimes worn purely for decorative purpose or style statement without any religious or cultural affiliation. Decorative and ornamental bindis were introduced to other parts of
1296-485: Was made with turmeric and alum or lime , or from other herbal ingredients. Unlike red lead and vermilion, these are not poisonous. Modern material being sold as sindoor mainly uses vermilion, an orange-red pigment, the purified and powdered form of cinnabar , which is the chief form in which mercury sulfide naturally occurs. As with other compounds of mercury, sindoor is toxic and must be handled carefully. Sometimes, red lead (lead tetroxide, also known as minium )
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