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The annual Wai Khru (Honor the Teacher) ceremony at Wat Bang Phra is held for the blessing and renewal of the power of the attendees’ tattoos.

Many of those who attend actually become possessed by the spirit of the animals they have personified on their bodies.

The newly possessed rush the stage and are calmed by a team of local body snatchers.

The annual Wai Khru (Honor the Teacher) ceremony at Wat Bang Phra is held for the blessing and renewal of the power of the attendees’ tattoos.

Many of those who attend actually become possessed by the spirit of the animals they have personified on their bodies.

The newly possessed rush the stage and are calmed by a team of local body snatchers.

The annual Wai Khru (Honor the Teacher) ceremony at Wat Bang Phra is held for the blessing and renewal of the power of the attendees’ tattoos.

Many of those who attend actually become possessed by the spirit of the animals they have personified on their bodies.

The newly possessed rush the stage and are calmed by a team of local body snatchers.