Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Devotees are sprayed with holy water during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees come to recharge the power of their sacred tattoos, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand March 3, 2018. during Thousands of Thais people gathered at the Wat Bang Phra Shrine located in Nakhon Chai Si region, (about 50km west of Bangkok) to see the Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News
Devotees are sprayed with holy water during a religious tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra monastery, where devotees come to recharge the power of their sacred tattoos, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand March 3, 2018. during Thousands of Thais people gathered at the Wat Bang Phra Shrine located in Nakhon Chai Si region, (about 50km west of Bangkok) to see the Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival where first, some of them will be possessed by the spirit of the animals which is tattooed on their skin, by running through the huge crowd gathered front of the main temple and than will finally receive powerful protective tattoos made by monks and thai people against evil spirit and bad luck. (Photo by Vichan Poti / Pacific Press)
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