
Tattoo lovers show their tattoos during the first national tattoo conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, 07 August 2010. Some 32 tattoo artists are taking part in the country's first-ever tattoo convention. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

A Nepalese man shows his tattoos, a portrait of his father (R) and portrait of his girlfriend (L), during the first national tattoo conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, 07 August 2010. Some 32 tattoo artists are taking part in the country's first-ever tattoo convention. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

An unidentified tourist shows his tattoos during the first national tattoo conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, 07 August 2010. Some 32 tattoo artists are taking part in the country's first-ever tattoo convention. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Nepalese tattoo artist Mohan Gurung (L) tattoos a portrait of Aakash Bhairab, a god of power, on the arm of Nepalese film actor Bijaya Lama during the first national tattoo conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, 07 August 2010. Some 32 tattoo artists are taking part in the country's first-ever tattoo convention. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

A tattoo lover who doesn't want to disclose his identity shows his tattoo of Osama Bin Laden, which he had made six years ago, during the first national tattoo conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, 07 August 2010. Some 32 tattoo artists are taking part in the country's first-ever tattoo convention. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA