Every year, usually in early March, more than 10,000 people flood into Wat Bang Phra, a Buddhist temple about 30 miles west of Bangkok famed for its magic tattoos and amulets. The participants enter ...
PHNOM SRUOCH, CAMBODIA — In a haze of incense, clients approach Kol Sambo and humbly request his help, sometimes seeking rush jobs for an imminent crisis. He listens and asks why they require added ...
Art as armor: Cambodian soldiers believe certain tattoos can protect them from bullets and landmines
MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Magic tattoos begin with a magic man ...
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.
NAKON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - Shrieks and wails hang in the air as thousands of tattoo devotees pack into a Thai temple for an annual festival they believe renews the protective magic in the ...
Bang Bang Tattoo makes cool tattoos for cool people – his portfolio boast clients like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, LeBron James, Miley Cyrus, and Cara Delevingne. But when speaking to Bang Bang (yes, ...
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