Yantra Tattooing - Locations

Locations

Of the countries in Asia where yantra tattooing is carried out, Thailand is by far the country with the highest number of devotees. Sak yant is performed throughout the country in temples in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and northern Thailand.

• One of the most famous temples in the present day for yantra tattooing is Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Chaysri, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. Ajarn Noo Kanpai, perhaps the most famous practitioner of sak yant in Thailand, trained here.
• One well-known temple in northern Thailand is Wat Keam, which means "needle". It is located in San Patong just outside Chiang Mai and home to the sak yant master Phra Ajarn Gamtawn, who died in Chiang Mai on 14 September 2010.
• In the Lum Phli area on the north side of Ayutthaya, Thailand, Ajarn Kob and his son, Ajarn Oh, are well-known sak yant masters.