Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom, Thailandia. 6 Mar, 2015. I bambini giocano su un trampolino al Wat Phra Bang tattoo festival. Wat Phra Bang è il più noto 'ak Yant'' tattoo tempio in Thailandia. È situato nella provincia di Nakhon Pathom, a circa 40 miglia da Bangkok. I tatuaggi sono forniti con cavo di aghi di acciaio inossidabile e si ritiene di possedere poteri magici di protezione. Credito: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

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• Data acquisizione: 7 marzo 2015
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March 6, 2015 - Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand - Children play on a trampoline at the Wat Bang Phra tattoo festival. Wat Bang Phra is the best known ''Sak Yant'' tattoo temple in Thailand. It's located in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 miles from Bangkok. The tattoos are given with hollow stainless steel needles and are thought to possess magical powers of protection. The tattoos, which are given by Buddhist monks, are popular with soldiers, policeman and gangsters, people who generally live in harm's way. The tattoo must be activated to remain powerful and the annual Wai Khru Ceremony (tattoo festival) at the temple draws thousands of devotees who come to the temple to activate or renew the tattoos. People go into trance like states and then assume the personality of their tattoo, so people with tiger tattoos assume the personality of a tiger, people with monkey tattoos take on the personality of a monkey and so on. In recent years the tattoo festival has become popular with tourists who make the trip to Nakorn Pathom province to see a side of ''exotic'' Thailand. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire)