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Reading Lounge at The Horizons - Art, Culture and Lifestyles from India (767 words) |
 | Traditionally the bindhi or kumkum is auspicious with the most common colours being red or maroon. |
| It is believed that the red kumkum lies between the eyebrows to retain energy in the human body. |
| That is why the red kumkum and the yellow turmeric are placed side by side in temples or in any homes during a celebration. |
| bindi, Indian woman, kumkum, sindoor and kumkum (1119 words) |
| The red colour of the sindoor and kumkum was determined by the colour of blood. |
| Animal sacrifice was a common practice and the blood o the sacrifice was smeared on the forehead of the Goddess Devi and the devotees. |
| The kumkum is also smeared on to the edges of a marriage invitation card and placed before the idol of worship before the invitations are sent out. |
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