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In the Western society praying hands tattoos are often chosen by Christians who firmly believe in God. They desire to express their faith, commitment and devotion to God by marking their bodies with a permanent image of praying hands.
Often people choose to get a religious tattoo when they go through hard times in their lives. When looking at such tattoo, the wearer remembers the strength of faith that helped him get through the hardships. Very often praying hands tattoos are reminders of lost loved ones. The gesture itself has a calming effect. Lots of Christians report experiencing soothing sensation when praying with their hands clasped together. It is not only Christians that experience such calming effect.
In yoga practice it is believed that bringing the hands together helps to bring both left and right hemispheres of the brain together.
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The most common praying hands tattoo design is a reproduction of a drawing by a German artist Albrecht Durer. The drawing "The Praying Hands" was made in 1508 and it depicts a pair of wizened but graceful hands lightly pressed together and pointing to heavens. It has a very touching and sad story behind it.
The family of Albrecht Durer couldn't afford to support art studies. Both him and his brother wanted to study art in Nuremburg. They decided to flip a coin and the winner would study while the other would work in mines to sponsor the art studies. Albrecht studied for four years and wanted to finance his brother so his brother would also pursue his dream and study art. His brother said he cannot go for his hands had been damaged too hard from the work in mines for him to paint. This broke Albrechts heart. He payed homage to these hands by creating a drawing of them.
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Although the Durers drawing is the most classical praying hands tattoo image, it is not the only one. Various tattoo websites and tattoo places offer different praying hands tattoo designs. For example, one might want to have a praying hands tattoo which depicts feminine hands. Others might want the hands look extremely slender, maybe even skeletal. Sometimes people like to elaborate other images in the praying hands tattoo.
Rosary beads is one of the most common themes for a Catholic praying hands tattoo. Crosses, roses, Bible, small photos are often depicted together with praying hands. Sometimes the hands are holding a candle or a book or they might be even wrapped in barbed wire or rope. If it's a memorial tattoo, the name and date of the departed soul might be a part of the praying hands tattoo. Whatever you go for, remember to find a good tattooist since human hands are quite difficult to draw.
What does the praying hands tattoo mean? Two hands placed together is commonly understood as a symbol of prayer.
David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace had researched the background of this symbol and came to conclusion that its origins might not be of religious nature. They associated the image of hands clasped together with shackled hands of prisoners. Even if handcuffs weren't present, the joined hands still remained as a symbol of obedience and devotion.
In feudal times placing ones hands into the hands of the ruling lord was a sign of fidelity and loyalty.
Judaism and Christianity adopted this gesture as a symbol of submission to God. This gesture is also found in other cultures. For example, Hindus and Buddhists join their palms together at the heart as a sign of respect and reverence.
It is a common, very warm way of namaste greeting. Namaste is a sacred salutation which means 'I greet the divinity within you from the divinity within me'. Continued below....
