#NBEvents: Taking you through a journey with @gunga_ma , as she explores, learns and connects with the GODNA art form by the Baiga tribe of India 🌸✨ Come and meet us and @gunga_ma on the 30th of October in Bangalore at our Studio as we get in conversation with Swasthik to learn about the tattoo tribes of India, our tattooed ancestors, and how it shapes her creative energy, while getting a flash tattoo by the artist herself ☀️🌷 Link in Bio for details 🌻 Swasthik had the lovely opportunity to meet a secluded tribe called Baiga where the women have been following the age old ritual of tattooing called GODNA, marveled by the people’s devotion and respect to land. These tattoos hold a spiritual and an integral place for them women of the tribe, instilling a sense of pride among the women. The process takes place in the forests, as the men consider it to be an ill omen to see the blood of a woman while going out to work. Their ink comes from the sacred trees 🦋🌴🙏🏾 The women inherit these skills from their forefathers, and the patterns are traditional designs that haven’t changed for centuries 🌺 An heirloom so sacred, these women are carrying forward the identity of the Baiga tribe 🌻✨ “The men stand proud next to their tattooed wives, so progressive when tattooing in other parts can be seen as outcasts” - Swasthik Iyengar 💖🦋