Ha if you didn't get it from my title, I'm Indian and one of the most famous beliefs here is that all Indian people wear dots on their heads. While it's true that we do wear dots, it's not something worn everyday by men. The red dot, bindi, is normally worn on special occasions such as marriages or religious occasions. Women traditionally, after marriage, wear them everyday. I've been asked many questions throughout my life about it's significance. Is it blood? Do you have to wear it everyday? Will your millions of 8 armed gods strike you with lightning if you don't wear it? Yes, believe it or not, but I've gotten them all.
It seems there are many misconceptions about India. Also another popular misconception is that cows are treated as gods. While cows are holy, they're treated not holier than cows here. Actually, cows here get treated better than there. There are small villages in India where they are literally worshiped. Some of you may have seen the Ripley's Believe it or Not where the people in the village drink cow urine and bathe with it. Yea, that's definitely not me, or the vast majority of India. Those are small secluded villages doing their own thing. This is not at all a common practice.
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