mysore there are ways and ways of propagating ones faith but this priest chose to take the tattoo way hunsur ramachandra rao sathish 55 a priest from mangalore has got tattoos of nearly 30 gods all over his body he wants to educate devotees and the public about the different forms of hindu deities and philosophers he told toi that he got the idea of getting the hindu gods inked after seeing youngsters with tattoos of animals flowers human figures and shapes he said he got the images tattooed by an artist in srirangapatna over a period of two months it is the best way to create awareness about gods and philosophers people who see me take another look closely many have appreciated my efforts he said he was 53 years old when he got the first image tattooed he said he is happy he has chosen to spread awareness about gods in this manner many youths after seeing me were motivated and got etched similar images on their bodies sathish a member of nellikayi raghavendra swamy mutt in mangalore has got tattoos of madhwacharya vadiraja bhootaraja garuda devaru mukhyaprana devaru shiva parvathi shankaracharya lakshmi narasimha and hanumantha sathish who was in mysore interacted with the students of maharajanis junior college on tuesday