Meet some of India’s indigenous tattoo artists fiercely protecting traditional designs
About a dozen Narikuravars sit under the trees on Marina beach, tattooing tourists, the buzz of their machines creating a dull symphony. Among them is D Rajini (44), who has a tattoo of an eagle covering his back. Rajini says that the last time he saw people seeking traditional designs — flowers, kolams and bundles of […]
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