Asaree Thaitrakulpanich
Khao Sod English

RATCHABURI — Hairless, powdered heads collided Monday as part of a festival celebrating traditional games.

Crowds chanted as bald men of all ages wrestled using only their baby-powdered pates in a bid to force one another out of bounds at a festival held at Wat Chotitaikaram in the Damnoen Saduak district province in Ratchaburi province.

The festival commemorates Rama V’s 1904 visit to the area with games featuring traditional games from that era. But what draws the most interest are the wrestling matches in which bald men test the strength of their unobstructed domes.

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