It is called a bindi. Originally used to show that a woman was married and therefore was provilieged. Now it is worn by unmarried girls too. It is also starting to appear as a general decorative item regardless of religion..........so it means nothing
I am from India. On behalf of my relatives, friends, and the entire dothead community, I would like to express my outrage at this thread...Code has posted not once, but twice! Terrible.