Bindi is a decorative dot on the forehead. Women in India and some in Southeast Asia wear these dots. Typically, married women of the Hindu religion wear the bindi. It is worn on their foreheads.

The bindi, traditionally, is made with red sindoor powder. Sometimes, a black ointment is used as well.

It is applied forehead which is a center of bodily and spiritual energy that represents the third eye in Hindu belief. The bindi, it is believed, prevents the loss of energy.

It is also said to bring spiritual protection. And ward off bad luck. In the modern age, the bindi has become a decorative item. It is now worn by unmarried as well as non-Hindu women.

It is now worn in a variety of shapes and sizes and is no longer restricted to black. Bindis that stick to the skin are also available.

Outside the subcontinent, bindis are worn by women of the South Asian diaspora. Many westerners also wear bindis as a fashion statement.

Pop stars and converted Hindus wear bindis. The bindi is also worn by men, in a slightly modified form.

The body dots, which are just like bindis but worn in other parts of the body are also popular.

The body dots are worn in places of the body that look better when accentuated. Typically, body dots are worn on the navel and other such regions of the body.

Body dots are a fashion statement, like tattoos are. However, body dots can be removed easily and are also easy to wear.

They are temporary and one need not have them when one does not like it.