Bindis, the traditional forehead jewellery of the Indian women

Self-adhesive jewelry from India for the forehead.

The word Bindi refers to the point, centre or base, the beginning of the universe and the beginning of space and time.

Moreover, through its root word it is related to the idea of the "divine bindu", which in Indian mythology describes the divine seed of creation.

Bindu also stands for the dot in the Om-sign of the Devanagari script (ॐ oṁ), it symbolizes the universe in its unmanifested form.

Indian tradition says that a bindi (the "third eye") protects against evil looks and the power of spirits.

The Bindis can be glued in artistic variations