Katy Perry and Russell Brand have matching tattoos

Katy Perry and Russell Brand have had matching tattoos.

The couple – who got engaged while holidaying in India in December, just under three months after they started dating – have had Anuugacchati Pravaha, a Sanskrit phrase which means "go with the flow" etched onto the inside of their right arms.

Though it is unclear when the pair had the tattoos, Russell showed his off on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, while the 'California Girls' singer revealed hers for the first time yesterday (15.06.10) when she performed at the launch of the Volkswagen 2011 Jetta car in New York's Times Square.

As well as the matching body art, Katy has the word Jesus inscribed on her wrist.

The 25-year-old pop star has also previously revealed she has often contemplated paying homage to late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury by having his face inked on her back.

She said: "I nearly got a huge tattoo of Freddie Mercury's face on my back a few years ago. It's probably for the best that I didn't get it done, but I still want to do it."