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DescriptionLac Bindis.jpg	English: The decorative bindi consists of a small piece of Lac over which is smeared vermilion, while above it a piece of mica or thin glass is fixed for ornament. Women wore large spangles set in gold with a border of jewels if they can afford it. Ornamental bindi was made and sold by lac workers known as Lakhera.^[1]
Date	1916
Source	Indian Civil Service Superintendent of Ethnography, Central Provinces. Published Under the Orders of the Central Provinces Administration, 1916.
Author	Rai Bahadur Hira Lāl and R.V. Russell

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