Tattoos – The Finesse of Body Art

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The Art Of Body Painting !!!
A tattoo is a painful art of inserting various colourful pigment into the skin. In technical terms, it is known as the micro pigment implantation. If you are in Rajasthan, than finding a unique tribal tattoos are very common sight for much of the tourists. You can see beautiful women and tall men, blissfully coloured and represent their tribe from their tattoos. Rajasthani tattoos are very much popular around the globe and you can find most of the wandering tourists expressing their interest in getting them done. As it represents the tribal aspect of various groups with the unique patterns, which are very alluring and powerful in nature. Once you are in Rajasthan, you can easily make out from this art of living, that the Rajasthani women's are very much fond of tattooing themselves. As they holds a strong believe that growing tattoos in abundance will enhances their beauty and health.

Embossing of the Tattoo on Body Parts !!!
Once the interested tourist decided the design to be done over the chosen part of the skin, then the local Rajasthani tattooers punctured the desired pattern into the skin by means of sewing needle, which at times can be very much painful. When this pattern becomes visible and blood oozes out from various prick points, lamp black is pressed by a thumb into the design and the sap of a common herb (dudhi) is then applied as an antiseptic, to get the permanent designes.

Myriad Tattoo Designs !!!
Amongst their favourite designs are dot pattern, circles and crescents on the face, parrots, scorpions, flowers and a host of images of gods and goddesses on the arms. A wide variety of floral patterns are also applied over the calves and a pair of peacocks between the breasts of womenfolks. Some women also get the names of their husbands tattooed on the forearms as a token of their devotion and conjugal love.

An interesting aspect of tattooing among the women folk is that the designs tend to be used as a family heritage. Thus, the tattoo designs on the bodies of the elders are adopted by the younger ones in the family and this goes on from one generation to the other.

Legendary Significance of Tattoo Patterns !!!
Apart from the motifs which can be called purely decorative, the women folk use a number of patterns, which constantly remind them of their significance and philosophy of the adorable objects they represent. Thus, a dot on the forehead signifies Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, round clusters of dots with ray like appendages symbolize Lotus (Kamal) or sacred wheel (Chakra) and Swastika signifying the sun. Peacocks, whose feathers are associated traditionally with the crown of Lord Krishna is also preferred pattern. Tree of eternal life (Kalpa Vraksha) and animals like Horse, camel and crocodile are also frequently tattooed. Traditionally the horse is associated with sun, the crocodile with goddess Ganga and the camel with regional God Gogaji, who is believed to have domesticated it for the first time.

Come and Visit the brilliant Tattoo Soil !!!
Once you are in the journey to incredible India, do not miss an opportunity to take some beautiful permanent remembrance with you back in form of traditional tattoo art on your body from Rajasthan. This tribal tattoo art, which has great significance and belief, since the times of king and Queens are becoming more popular among the visitors and the tourist in fact it has become a favourite passion for millions of enthusiastic travellers coming from all over the world.