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Sri Lanka will a British tourist for a tattoo on her arm of the Buddha on a lotus flower. Naomi Coleman, 37, was at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is currently at a centre in the airport for a flight back to the U.K. Airport officials Ms Coleman that her tattoo was disrespectful to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was arrested for " others' religious feelings". Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist and deep respect for images and statues of Buddha. They would anyone with a Buddha tattoo is culturally insensitive. Coleman said she Buddhism and did not think her tattoo would upset anyone.

This is not the first time that tourists have in trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture. Another Briton was last year because he disrespectfully when passport officials him about a Buddha tattoo on his arm. According to the BBC, three French tourists got prison sentences for a Buddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper reports that in 2010, R&B star Akon was he could not get a visa to Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick. The video a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha. A British government website warns people who Sri Lanka not to for photos in front of statues of the Buddha.