A bindi (, from Sanskrit बिन्दु "bindú", meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") is a coloured dot worn on the centre of the forehead, originally by Hindus and Jains from the Indian subcontinent. The word "bindu" dates back to the "hymn of creation" known as Nasadiya Sukta in the Rigveda Mandala 10. "Bindu" is considered the point at which creation begins and may become unity. It is also described as "the sacred symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state".