There are many ways in which the brides enhance their beauty to look their best on their wedding day. And one of the most essential parts of this beauty is a bindi. In Hindu customs, a bindi has a lot of significance as brings out natural femininity and as per Ayurveda, it has an important role in promoting good flow of blood in the body and improving concentration. 

So for your wedding, we have created a list of bindi designs that are being worn by the brides and are also unique to different cultures of India.

1. The Traditional Bindi

This type of bindi is worn by all married ladies and is the most common type that can be found in every Hindu household. It comes in various colors and sizes. One can choose the size as per their face structure and the color as per their wedding dress. However, the color red is the most common color that is worn by the bride.

2. The Maharashtrian Bindi

Commonly known as “Chandrakor Tilak”, this style is the most common for the Maharashtrian brides. The name of the bindi has been kept after the crescent moon and is generally is of a solid red color. The bindi is placed at the center of the forehead followed by a small black dot just below it. The typical Marathi bride look, with the Nauvari saree and traditional nath, is not complete without this bindi.

3. The Tilak Bindi

This style of bindi can be typically seen in Andhra weddings. It is also called “Parvathi Devi Tilak” as it is believed that Devi Parvathi used to keep wear her bindi in this style. It is also said to bring prosperity to the bride’s life.

4. The Dainty Small Bindi

The brides nowadays have been seen wearing a small bindi to keep up with the minimalist trend. The small bindi looks very elegant and can be worn for any function.

5. The Bengali Bindi

This is one of the most elaborate styles of bindi that can be seen in Indian culture. It is made with red kumkum with white swirling patterns around it and over the eyebrows. The patterns can be small or as extravagant as the brides want. This style is very typical to Bengali brides making them look amazing and gorgeous in every way. Actress Bipasha Basu had adorned a simple and elegant Bengali style bindi for her wedding.

6. The Shining Bindi

In this style, you can either use a glittering stud alone or include small stones on the bindi. The simple stud looks extremely elegant and can be worn for any function and any attire. A stud over a bindi style can have many variations as well as can be seen in the below pictures.

7. Bindi Over the Eyebrow

This style of bindi has been mostly inspired by the Bengali version but here we so not make the designs by hand. We have various stud bindis that can be used to frame the eyebrow along with the main bindi in the middle of the forehead.

8. The Teardrop Bindi

Teardrop style of bindi have been on the market for as long as we can remember. they are welcome change from the cliche round ones and will go very well with a mathapatti.

A bindi elevates your entire look and multiplies your beauty. Make sure that you decide the type of bindi as per the color of your wedding dress and the jewellery you’ll be wearing. You can try to imbibe other culture bindis to make a style statement.

Do let us @VenueMonk know which bindi have you decided on in the comments below.