Yantra: The Sacred Ink


  • Photographer
    Cedric Arnold
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Freelance
  • Date of Photograph
    Video - 2008 - 2014
  • Moving Link

For centuries, Thai men have covered their bodies with protective tattoos. Old temple murals show epic scenes of swords breaking apart when hitting a tattooed soldier’s skin. The tradition was handed down by generations of both monks and laymen who create the talismanic, protective tattoos and empower them with prayers. This short film shows the tattooing process and ceremonies attached to the tradition, as well as the state of trance, or “Khong Khuen” (animal Spirit possession), tattooed devotees enter when “possessed” by the spirit of their tattoos.

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