Tilakam on Balaji?s forehead consists of two things ? one ?V? or ?U? shape and the second of ?bindu? with tail as dropping into the ?V? or ?U? shape. The ?V? / ?U? shape implies the capacity to hold, a container, a field to nurture. The ?bindu? with tail and dropping into ?V?/?U? signifies the ?Life Force? being dropped into the container / field to get nurtured