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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A Brahmin priest blows a conch announcing the arrival of a deity for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Brahmin priest carries a deity into the temple for Thaipusam at Dhevasathan (the Brahmin Shrines) on Dinso Rd in Bangkok. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated primarily by the Tamil community in South East Asia on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of the Hindu god Murugan, son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (a lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. The holy day is celebrated by Brahmins in Thailand. Brahmanism was the court religion before Buddhism came to Thailand and before the foundation of Sukhothai. Both religions are combined in the Thai way of life and its customs and ceremonies.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A blind man waits in the tattoo studio / chapel of Ajarn Neng Onnut in Bangkok. The man was there to have his tattoos, given to him by Ajarn Neng, blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Sak Yant tattoo prayer tattooed into a man's back in Ajarn Neng Onnut's home in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man takes a picture with a smart phone after AJARN NENG ONNUT, gave a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT blesses the tattoos of blind man who came to have his tattoos blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT blesses the tattoos of blind man who came to have his tattoos blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Hindu holy man blesses people on the side of the road during a Navratri procession in Bangkok. Navratri is a nine night (10 day) long Hindu celebration that marks the end of the monsoon and honors of the divine feminine Devi (Durga). The festival is celebrated differently in different parts of India, but the common theme is the battle and victory of Good over Evil based on a regionally famous epic or legend such as the Ramayana or the Devi Mahatmya. Navratri is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia in communities that have a large Hindu population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Hindu holy man blesses people on the side of the road during a Navratri procession in Bangkok. Navratri is a nine night (10 day) long Hindu celebration that marks the end of the monsoon and honors of the divine feminine Devi (Durga). The festival is celebrated differently in different parts of India, but the common theme is the battle and victory of Good over Evil based on a regionally famous epic or legend such as the Ramayana or the Devi Mahatmya. Navratri is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia in communities that have a large Hindu population.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AUEN, who sells cosmetics, prays before getting a Sak Yant tattoo. She said she was hoping the tattoo would help her business. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses a sacred Sak Yant tattoo he just gave EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses a sacred Sak Yant tattoo he just gave EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to Ajarn Neng Onnut's home / tattoo studio in Bangkok. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to JOHN, a visitor to Thailand from the United States. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom, looks up while she gets a sacred Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, makes merit by applying gold leaf to a fetish used in his tattooing. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, talks to his assistants before he starts tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  makes an offering to AJARN NENG ONNUT before getting a Sak Yant tattoo from him. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tattoo needle is sterilized in a flame in Ajarn Neng Onnut's Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tattoo needle is sterilized in a flame in Ajarn Neng Onnut's Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AUEN, a Thai woman who sells cosmetics, prays while she gets a Sak Yant tattoo from Ajarn Neng Onnut in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AUEN, a Thai woman who sells cosmetics, prays while she gets a Sak Yant tattoo from Ajarn Neng Onnut in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand, prays before getting a Sak Yant tattoo from Ajarn Neng Onnut. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A housecat sits on the floor while Ajarn Neng Onnut tattoos people in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pictures of Ajarn Neng Onnut and some of Ajarn Neng's tattoo needles in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Amulets of Hanuman, the Monkey God, on the shrine in Ajarn Neng Onnut's Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Statues of deities with a picture of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, in the background, are a part of the shrine in Ajarn Neng Onnut's Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: KAN (left) who has a Sak Yant tattoo, is blessed by AJARN NENG ONNUT (also known as Khun Pean) in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: KAN (left) who has a Sak Yant tattoo, is blessed by AJARN NENG ONNUT (also known as Khun Pean) in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  One of Ajarn Neng Onnut's tattoo assistants prays before a day of tattooing starts in Ajarn Neng's tattoo parlor. The men to the right of him were waiting to be tattooed. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  One of Ajarn Neng Onnut's tattoo assistants prays before a day of tattooing starts in Ajarn Neng's tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: KAN (left) who has a Sak Yant tattoo, is blessed by AJARN NENG ONNUT (also known as Khun Pean) in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The shrine in Ajarn Neng Onnut's (also known as Khun Pean) Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 DECEMBER 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A Hindu priest at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest and richest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples. From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage in Malaysia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 DECEMBER 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A Hindu priest at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest and richest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples. From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage in Malaysia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 DECEMBER 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA:  A Hindu priest at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest and richest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples. From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage in Malaysia.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A stylized Thai lion in a Sak Yant tattoo on the arm of AJARN NENG ONNUT, a Thai master of Sak Yant tattoos. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, gives a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT, a revered tattoo artist in Bangkok, prays at the start of his day of tattooing people in his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: VANESSA, an American visitor to Thailand,  gets a Sak Yant tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AJARN NENG ONNUT (also known as Khun Pean) in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AUEN, a Thai woman who sells cosmetics, prays while she gets a Sak Yant tattoo from Ajarn Neng Onnut in his tattoo parlor in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, gets a tattoo from AJARN NENG ONNUT in his Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  PAT, a Thai woman getting a tattoo, makes and offering to AJARN NENG ONNUT before Ajarn Neng tattooed her in Sak Yant tattoo parlor. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  AUEN, who sells cosmetics, prays before getting a Sak Yant tattoo. She said she was hoping the tattoo would help her business. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2018 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: A man prays in Seoul Central Mosque on Eid al Fitr, the Muslim Holy Day that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. There are fewer than 100,000 Korean Muslims, but there is a large community of Muslim immigrants in South Korea, most in Seoul. Thousands of people attend Eid services at Seoul Central Mosque, the largest mosque in South Korea.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2018 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: A man prays in Seoul Central Mosque on Eid al Fitr, the Muslim Holy Day that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. There are fewer than 100,000 Korean Muslims, but there is a large community of Muslim immigrants in South Korea, most in Seoul. Thousands of people attend Eid services at Seoul Central Mosque, the largest mosque in South Korea.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 JUNE 2018 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: A man prays in Seoul Central Mosque on Eid al Fitr, the Muslim Holy Day that marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. There are fewer than 100,000 Korean Muslims, but there is a large community of Muslim immigrants in South Korea, most in Seoul. Thousands of people attend Eid services at Seoul Central Mosque, the largest mosque in South Korea.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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