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Tilak vs Bindi - What's the difference?

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Bindi is a synonym of tilak.



As nouns the difference between tilak and bindi

is that tilak is a mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status while bindi is the “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.

tilak

English

Alternative forms

* tilaka

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status.
  • * 2001 , (Yann Martel), Life of Pi :
    • I wore these spots of shine and silver like tilaks , the marks of colour that we Hindus wear on our foreheads as symbols of the divine.
  • * 2012 , (Jake Halpern), "The Secret of the Temple", The New Yorker , 30 Apr 2012:
    • He dressed in a dhoti, had a wispy white beard that trailed down to his waist, and regularly smeared across his forehead a tilaka , a pitchfork-shaped design that signifies enlightenment.

    bindi

    English

    (wikipedia bindi)

    Alternative forms

    * bindhi

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
  • Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
  • (Australia, slang) A tiny, sharp-needled seed often found on the ground in the bush.

    • Synonyms

    * kumkum * pottu * sindoor * tika * tilak * tilakam ----