bangkok thailand march 2018 man possessed yantra tattoos during the annually wai kru festival near nakhon pathom

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: Men are possessed by Yantra Tattoos during the annually Wai Kru Festival near Nakhon Pathom Royalty Free Stock Photo
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: A closeup of a possessed man during the Wai Kru Festival at the Wat Bang Phra Royalty Free Stock Photo
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: A man is in trance on the Wai Kru Festival at Wat Bang Phra Royalty Free Stock Photo
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: View on the crowd at Wat Bang Phra during Yantra / Sak Yant Festival with traditional Thai Tattoos Royalty Free Stock Photo
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: Man possessed by Yantra Tattoos during the annually Wai Kru Festival near Nakhon Pathom Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: Man possessed by Yantra Tattoos during the annually Wai Kru Festival near Nakhon Pathom
BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 2018: A participant of the Sak Yant Festival is falling in trance Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
   
About 50 km from Bangkok lies the popular Sak Yant Temple ‚Wat Bang Phra‘. One time in the year the bearers of a traditional tattoo have to recharge the magical power of their Tattoos by participating in the festival. Many of them become possessed.

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