Prayer Tattoos

Vanessa Hudgens has an tattoo of the om symbol (ॐ) across both of her hands — half on one pinky finger and half on the other. Om is a scared mantra in Hinduism and other Dharmic religions which is said at the beginning of prayer. Vanessa chose this unusual placement so that the tattoo comes together when she puts her hands in a praying or meditating position.

She told Access Hollywood that she got the tattoo “so I can spread positive energy” and that she can “bring it together to center [myself].”

Artist Bang Bang did the tattoo in September 2011. Her friend Ashley Tisdale got her foot tattoo at the same time.

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Ellie Goulding got writing in red ink tattooed on her left wrist by artist Dr Woo at Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood, CA in November 2013. It is the Tibetan mantra “Om mani padme hum” which means “jewel in the lotus.” (more…)

Kellie Pickler has a tattoo on the inside of her right wrist which says “Pray”

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The tattoo on Angelina Jolie’ left shoulder blade honors her first son Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt who was born in 2001 and adopted by Angelina in 2002. Maddox was born in Cambodia and the tattoo is written in Khmer, Cambodia’s official language. It is a prayer that reads “May your enemies run far away from you/If you acquire riches may they remain yours always/Your beauty will be that of Apsara/Wherever you may go, may will attend, serve and protect you, surrounding you on all sides.”