Whats that dot glued to No Doubts Gwen Stefanis forehead mean?
Though Gwen wears her trademark dot, called a bindhi, for more stylistic–rather than religous– reasons, it is a traditional mark Hindu women wear as a sign of femininity and gracefulness and to indicate their marital status. Married women put powder around their bindhi or on their forehead, which means that their husband is alive. Widowed women can’t wear bindihs. But these days, most Hindu women who wear bindhis wear them for fashion reasons, usually matching its color with the color of their outfit.
