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Thailand's magic tattoo festival

Devotees travel to the Wat Bang Phra Monastery to have their bodies adorned with tattoos they believe have mystical powers, ward off bad luck and protect them from harm.

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Thailand's magic tattoo festival

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  1. Thailand's magic tattoo festival

  2. A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  3. Devotees are sprayed with holy water during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  4. A devotee attends the religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra Monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  5. Devotees in trance mimic beasts during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  6. A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  7. A buddhist monk uses a traditional needle to tattoo the body of a man during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16.

  8. A devotee in trance is calmed down by volunteers during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  9. A devotee attends the religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra Monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, March 16.

  10. A buddhist monk uses a traditional needle to tattoo the body of a man during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16.

  11. A devotee in trance mimics a beast during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  12. A devotee in trance is calmed down by volunteers during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees believe that their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, March 16. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

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