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Thailand: the sacred Sak Yant
Sak Yant are sacred Thai tattoos, geometric yantra designs, Pali prayers and deity figures, applied by hand with a long metal or bamboo rod and believed to carry protection and blessing. The spiritual heart is Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Pathom, where monks tattoo devotees and thousands gather for the annual Wai Khru festival to re-empower their marks, some falling into a trance and embodying their tiger or Hanuman designs. It is a rare chance to witness tattooing practised as…
Sak Yant, the Thai sacred tattoo applied with a bamboo rod, is believed to carry protection and blessing.
At Wat Bang Phra, monks hand-tattoo Sak Yant; the practice was popularised by celebrities.
See the Sak Yant temples and studios. With a data eSIM, learn about it, book and translate on site.
Visit Wat Bang Phra in the morning, or come for the early-March Wai Khru festival. With a data eSIM, arrange transport from Bangkok, translate the temple's rules and learn the etiquette before being tattooed.
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