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eli5: Why do Indian Girls commonly have the moles/red marks on their head? (lemmit.online)
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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/AshumiReddit on 2023-09-17 09:39:29.

I've always been curious as to why, but I've been afraid to ask as I don't know if it's a stereotype or insensitive. But I do want to know why, so I finally decided to ask.

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[–] Pickles420@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

If your asking about the red dot in the middle of the forehead, it's a religious thing for Hinduism and among other things symbols that they are married it's called a bindi