Topic started by SANGEETA MEHER (@ 203.109.65.17) on Sun Sep 7 00:26:51 .
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Tattoos have always been popular in rural Orissa,particularly in the districts of Bolangir and Sonepur which are on the border of Madhya pradesh.You can see elaborate tattoos on the arms and legs pof school and college going girls.Tattooing is a common custom here.But I had no tattoos and never intended to get any.But just after my marriage my mother_in_law forced me to get tattoos.My hubby,other in_laws,even my mum and two elder sisters{both graduates, but having elaborate tattoos on their arms and legs}supported her.I resisted in the beginning, but ultimately I had to relent.now I have large sized tattoos on both my arms and legs.It hurt very much while the tattooing was done,particularly on the ankles.
Later my hubby forced me to get his and my name tattooed on my arms.Both the names are tattooed on my left arm in Hindi and on my right arm in Englisg.
But I have accepted it as part of our tradition.I have started liking my tattoos .I do not try to hide them while going out or visiting friends.I expect others who have tattoos to share their stories with me.

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• From: Ramadas (@ dclient80-218-20-30.hispeed.ch) on: Sun Sep 7 01:19:02 EDT 2003
  
  Tattooing practice was present in India from 2500 BC! It has suddenly become fashionable now because more and more people from Western countries have taken it up!
  
  
• From: BANKABIHARI_MOHAPATRA (@ ) on: Wed Sep 24 01:43:55
  
  Dear Sangeeta,
  Nice to know about your tattoo experience. I am also very interested in tattoos. But I do'nt know the process in which it is done. Will you please describe how it is done?
  Bankabihari_Mohapatra
  
  
• From: SANGEETA (@ unassigned-34-65-109-203.worldgatein.com) on: Tue Sep 30 00:43:51 EDT 2003
  
  Mr.Mohapatra,
  Tattooing is done with the help of a few needles . The tattooer dips them in the ink and pierces the skin with them. About 3 or 4 needles are used for this purpose. They are tied together with a thread, as they go into the skin it hurts very much . But the pain does not end there. After piercing them, the tattooer runs them through the skin . It is very painful . But no pain , no gain.
  I have heard that in north india they have some kind of tattoo machine that does not hurt so much. If any one knows anything about it I request him to wrire about it.
  Sangeeta
  
  
• From: Roseanne (@ c-24-5-159-65.client.comcast.net) on: Tue May 25 00:55:03
  
  Does anyone know a site where I can find Passion written in Sanskrit or Hindi? I am getting passion tatttooed on my lower back
  
  
• From: Roseanne (@ c-24-5-159-65.client.comcast.net) on: Tue May 25 00:55:12
  
  Does anyone know a site where I can find Passion written in Sanskrit or Hindi? I am getting passion tatttooed on my lower back
  
  
• From: thamizhan (@ cache-mtc-ae09.proxy.aol.com) on: Wed May 26 22:05:21 EDT 2004
  
  Lot of people in Tamil Nadu and Kerala have tattoos.
  
  
• From: Robert Smith (@ ) on: Tue Jul 27 09:48:08
  
  does anyone know how to translate the greatest of all time into hini? if so just e-mail me at CMSMITTY11@AOL.COM
  
  

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