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A Thai man posing with pride, showing his Sak Yant tattoos in his shophouse in Bangkok’s old town. Although his tattoos appear to be several years old, the yantras themselves were in use decades before he received them, and the same yantras can still be tattooed today.

Gold leaf left by worshippers covers a Buddha’s footprint at Wat Chana Songkhram, between Khao San Road and Phra Athit Road in Bangkok.

The bodhi tree, ต้นโพธิ์ (ton pho), Ficus religiosa, is associated with the Buddha’s enlightenment, and broken sacred objects are often left in sacred places rather than discarded like trash.

A man working at a local market on Lat Phrao Wang Hin Road displays the Sak Yant tattoos covering his body.