By then, most of the sak yant masters, along with a handful of unordained tattoo artists, had paused for their midday break. Only one was ready to start again. Seated on an armchair, he welcomed ...

Devotee Angelina Jolie, who now sports three of Noo’s designs (including the foot-long “King of Tigers”), and supermodels like Cara Delevingne helped expose sak yant on a global scale, but ...

Thai Tattoo Tradition Draws Worldwide Devotees For centuries, Thai soldiers have covered their bodies in protective tattoos called Sak Yant. Today, people from around the globe are flocking to ...

Every March, believers adorned with 'sak yant,' or sacred tattoos, descend on the Wat Bangphra Buddhist temple in Thailand to celebrate the magical powers of their intricate body art.