India, Oct. 3 -- Paris Fashion Week always delivers high fashion drama, but Katseye member Lara Raj turned heads at the Loewe show on October 2 in a way no one saw coming. Wearing a bright yellow halter dress, the singer sat in the front row, looking radiant - and wearing a full line of sindoor alongside a statement maang tika and bindi. Also read | Katseye's Lara Rajagopalan: Meet HYBE's first Indian-origin K-pop idol

Lara Raj, who is of Tamil origin, has long made the bindi a signature part of her style - but wearing traditional red sindoor to a Paris runway show has sparked debate on Instagram and Reddit over whether it's cultural symbolism or just a fashion accessory.

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