In Nepal traditional tattoos have been popular for many generations, especially among the Newari and Tharu communities. The Newar communities of the Kathmandu Valley, especially those of Tebhal and Thimi in Bhaktapur, may be the first to have used tattoos in this country. Among the Newari community tattoos are commonly known as ‘lha–chyogu’. ‘Lha’ means ‘flesh’ and ‘chyogu’ means ‘writing’, thus ‘writing on the flesh’. Tattoos are most commonly used by women and lower-caste Newaris. The tattoos on the feet of Newari women from the Bhaktapur-Thimi area symbolize strength and are supposed to be attractive to the men folk. Skill-oriented classes such as carpenters, potters, barbers and farmers are inclined towards this art. Newaris have a traditional belief that tattoos on one’s body drive away misfortunes. Another belief among the older generation is that when a man dies he takes nothing from this world with him except the tattoos on his body. On the way to heaven if this man comes up ag...
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