What Swasthik Iyengar has said about American traditional tattooing
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 30, 2025
Swasthik Iyengar, South Indian-born tattoo artist and painter known as Ganga Ma, based in New York, has been quoted on American traditional tattooing once in 1 episode of Seekers of the Eternal, most recently on June 30, 2025. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Iyengar said Robert Ryan was the first person she followed on social media and that American tattoo legends became her gurus.
“I came across, I think it was the first person I followed was Robert Ryan”
Seekers of the Eternal: Ep 66 - Swasthik Iyengar - Sacred Tattoos (Jun 30, 2025) · Listen from 23:35
Episodes
Ep 66 - Swasthik Iyengar - Sacred TattoosSeekers of the Eternal · Jun 30, 2025 · 1 h 13 min
Palehorse talks with tattoo artist Swasthik Iyengar (Ganga Ma) about her grandmother's healing kolam tattoos, devotional art, Hindu deities and the spiritual side of tattooing.
Swasthik Iyengar on other topics
- Tattoo art as spiritual practice · 4 quotes
- Traditional tattooing in India · 2 quotes
- Social media and self-presentation · 1 quote
- Lakshmi Narasimha · 1 quote
- Kolam · 1 quote