Design Your Bindis - 2

Bindi - The Forehead Art - Part 12

Here are some more designs for you. Very simple ones.

I have used circular, drop shaped and oval shaped sticker bindis. You can use bigger or smaller sizes of these bindis as they are available in different sizes.

Hope you like these designs. Watch out for more in my next posts.

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Design Your Bindis - 1

Bindi- The Forehead Art- Part 11

One of my friends asked me for a simple design, easy to create in a jiffy. These days every one is using sticker or self adhesive Bindis. So I have used to them to create these designs.

Here are some Bindi Designs, using sticker Bindis. They are very easy and you can experiment to find your own favorite one.

I have used a medium sized round or circular Bindi,  small circular bindis and oblong shaped small bindi- all  in maroon colour with black edge and all are self adhesive (sticker) bindis, readily available in the markets. 

 This is a simple round bindi- maroon or dark red with black edge.

 Here I have added a small bindi in same colour.

 Here three small bindis in triangular shape with a big one.

 The same with reversed triangle

 Four small bindis with big one in the center.

 I have used small ones - 5 of them as semi circle under the big one.

 Here I have added one small one on the top to the previous design.

Here, I have used small bindis - 8 of them to surround the big bindi in the center.

Hope you like them. Watch out for more designs......


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Bindi- The Forehead Art- Part- 10

Here are some more designer sticker Bindis.

I include these Bindis in the gift given to girls and women during our festivals, marriages and birthdays. We have the tradition of giving bangles, Bindis and other cosmetics to girls and women on special occasions.

Watch out for more....

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Bindi- The Forehead Art- Part- 9

Sticker Bindis

Bindis or Sindhur or Kumkum is a must for us Indian Women. It adds beauty and completes our make up. In earlier days, powder or liquid was used. Now sticker bindis which are ready made are used. Now a days very few use the powder or liquid. 

Sticker Bindis have become very popular because

• easy to wear
• just stick on the forehead and they stay there
• no fear of getting wiped off just with an accidental swipe of hand or from water or sweat
• easily available
• available in many colours, shapes and sizes
• costs less
• easy to carry
• can be reused many times
• available in simple designs for daily use
• fancy and designer-wear available  at reasonable cost which look grand with pearl or stones 

So these days most of us wear sticker Bindis. I love collecting a variety of Bindis, though I may not wear some of them.  

Here are some from my collection of designer Bindis:

The center design is worn on the forehead between the eyebrows and the curved ones above the eye brows. Usually worn by the bride or by traditional dancers.

One can wear it on special occasions or parties. Some are simple some are heavy.

Designer Bindis make a great gift for young girls and ladies during our religious occasions like Dusehra, or Sravana Puja. 

Hope you like them. Watch out for more.......

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-8

I am back with some more designs. 

You can see the oval, melon seed and paisley designs combined with dots, crescent half moon) and other shapes.  

Some more of the designs here. This also contains, the Kalyana Tilakam (Bindi worn by the bride) with variations.

The swan is one of my favourites. Hope you like my Bindi designs. Do try them. Some may be big which suit for bigger and round faces. Some may be suitable for party or special occasions  But do try them and see.

Please let me know if you have any comments and suggestions or queries. They are always welcome.

Many more designs to come in my next posts...keep a watch

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-7

Here are some more designs with liquid Bindi.

Hope you like them. Some more in my next posts....Keep watching....

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-6

My previous posts are here:

http://summersofindia.blogspot.in/search/label/Bindi

Here are some more designs with liquid Bindi. 

 Here is the Mango design.

 You can see the snake and conch shell designs.

Watch out for more in my next posts.........

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-5

Why wear sticker Bindis? 

Do something different and daring.....Be creative, wear these new designs when you step out for functions and parties. Using colours matching to your dress where possible...or else use Black or Red

Do you like them? Try them out and let me know...

Watch out for more designs in my next posts.....

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-4

Here are some more Bindi designs:

Hope you like them. Watch out for more......

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-3

Here are my previous posts on the topic:

http://summersofindia.blogspot.in/search/label/Bindi 

Now for some designs. These can be drawn with the liquid Bindi or Kajal. One can also use liquid eye liners which are available in many colours and also that they have a brush with fine tip to apply. I have only used green, black, blue and some metallic colours. Here you can look at the colours of the eyeliner:

http://www.mydivascloset.com/nyxcosliqey.html 

They may also be available in India too. Now for the Bindi designs:

You can use colours of your choice to match the dress you are wearing, or use black or red or both which go with all colours in general. You can also adjust the size of these designs according to your choice. 

Watch out for more in my next posts....

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Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-2

Here are some of the various designs of Bindis we Indian Women wear:

The long line is also known as Niluvu Bottu or the vertical Bindi.The last one is called Dosa ginza or the Cucumber seed.

This is called Chandravanka Meaning sliver of the Moon or Moon. These  were worn by the kings and princes on their foreheads. This was worn by royalty.

This is Suryavanka or Sun

This is known as Namaalu or Namam Bottu. The Long line (Niluvu Bottu) in the first photograph and these ones here are worn by a sect of Brahmins known as Vaishnavites who worship lorn Vishnu or his Incarnations.

Read about them here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyengar

Also look at the various varities of the Naamamas here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mouligp/4372005091/

Wow! I never knew there were so many.

You can see here Lord Balaji wearing the Naamam.

Here You can see Lord Shiva wearing the Adda Bottu or the horizontal bindi with three lines. This is worn by all the Shaivites-that is who worship Lord Shiva.

This one is known as Kalyana Tilakam or Pendli Bottu worn by the Bride and Groom of South India especially Andhras, during the marriage ceremony.

The Groom wears only the above one. But the Bride mostly wears like this:

The yellow dots I have used are in fact white ones i.e white colour is used. Since the background is white I used yellow colour.

Well more in my next posts...so keep a watch...

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