Why do Indian women wear bindi on their forehead?

Bindi is a simple mark made with the paste of coloured sandalwood, sindoor or turmeric worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. The bindi is most commonly a red dot made with vermilion.

Reasons

It symbolizes female energy and is believed to protect women and their husbands. Bindis are traditionally. In addition, the bindi is a way of accentuating the third eye, the area between the eyebrows where attention is focused during meditation.

According to the science of yoga there are seven energy centers in the body.

1. The lowest one above the anus is called Mooladhar Chakra. It is the center of brutal strength and sex.


2. Above it below the navel is the Swadishthan chakra its the center of learning
   
   
3. Just above the navel is the manipur chakra its the seat of wisdom and emotion


4. The heart center is called Anahat chakra its the seat of love and compassion.


5. In the throat is the Vishudha chakra its the center of communication.


6. Behind the eyebrows in the forehead is the Agya chakra and its the center of power over the universe.


7. Above the crown head is the Sahastradhara chakra or the thousand petals lotus which denotes self realisation.


8. The kundalini or the energy lies below the mooladhar chakra in the form of coiled serpent when we practice yogic life it starts rising and as it croses the seven energy centers it gives power and virtues, when it reaches the last center above the crown head the person becomes self realised and is established in self.

The bindi we put on the agya chakra it draws vibrations of power from the universe and gives virtue and power to the woman to run her household with patience, love, understanding, forgiveness.