In Photos: Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra temple, Thailand
A photo gallery shows devotees attending the religious Wai Kru festival at Wat Bang Phra, a Buddhist monastery in Thailand. During the festival, devotees gather to get their tattoos blessed and re-empowered as it is believed that the power of the tattoos decreases with time. Some devotees reportedly go into trance and take on the characteristics of their tattoos. 