A Buddhist monk uses a
traditional needle to tattoo the body of a man at Wat Bang Phra in
Nakhon Pathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok March
21, 2013. Believers from across Thailand travel to the monastery to
have their bodies adorned with tattoos and to pay their respects to
the temple's master tattooist. They believe the tattoos have
mystical powers, ward off bad luck and protect them from
harm
A devotee in a state of trance is
calmed by volunteers during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat
Bang Phra in Nakhon Prathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from
Bangkok March 23, 2013. Thousands of believers from across Thailand
travel to the monastery to attend the annual tattoo festival to
have their bodies adorned with tattoos and to pay their respects to
the temple's master tattooist. They believe the tattoos have
mystical powers
Devotees wait to be sprayed with
holy water during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra
in Nakhon Prathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok
March 23, 2013. Thousands of believers from across Thailand travel
to the monastery to attend the annual tattoo festival to have their
bodies adorned with tattoos and to pay their respects to the
temple's master tattooist.
