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TOP10 Trending Tattos Lifestyle From celebrity to tribal designs, butterfly to quote tattoos, here’s digging into the creative world of this Indian body art. G 1 1. Sports Related Tattoos Who gets it: Sport’s enthusiasts Where: No specific place Thanks to the craze of just-concluded FIFA World Cup, football fans got a chance to show their loyalty and support towards the sport and different nations by getting the flags, or sport icons inked on their bodies. It not only helps define their personality but also reflects their passion for sports. 2. Celebrity Tattoos: etting a tattoo is not only a style statement but also a way to express your belief, thinking and the phase you are going through in life. As a tattoo enthusiastic myself, I did a bit of digging in the tattoo world. I came across few interesting facts about the existing tattoo culture in India. In order to find out what the top trending tattoos are these days, I interviewed a well-known tattoo artist Tenzin who works at Hawk Tattoos located in Saket, New Delhi, India. 3. Religious Tattoos Who gets it: Mostly men Where: On their arms – biceps and shoulders. The obvious reason why anyone would get religious tattoos inked is to express one’s religious beliefs in a creative way. Some people are highly funky and creative in representing their own religion and the final product looks magnificent. Who gets it: Girls between the age of 13-25 Where: Mostly on their wrist or ankle Getting the same tattoo as your favourite Bollywood/Hollywood celebrity is an ongoing trend these days. According to Tenzin, “Today’s youth is very much fascinated by the celebrities and sport stars. Youth are getting tattoo like them and they are very fashionable these days.” 3 4 4. Fashionable tribal design Who gets it: Both men and women of any age. Where: Varies on the sex 1 50 Bollywood Showtime According to tattoo artist Tenzin, girls mostly like to get inked on their wrist, shoulder and ankle because these are the body parts that girls like to show off. Whereas, men get inked mostly on arms because of the fitness fever these days. Tribal tattoos in the past used to have a lot of traditions and spiritual thinking behind them but these days it has simply become a fashion statement. Keeping that in mind, people prefer getting black ink on their skin simply because it stands out more and lasts for long compared to any other color.