Jatukam Ramathep Amulets

A man uses a magnifying glass to inspect a plasticine "Jatukam Ramathep" amulet at a Bangkok market June 28, 2007. A craze for plasticine amulets that promise to make their owners "Super Rich" or "Rich without Reason" is sweeping across Thailand to the dismay of traditionalists in the predominantly Buddhist nation.

Picture taken June 28, 2007.

REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

The Jatukham Rammathep amulet is believed by millions Thais and to some extent Malaysians and Singaporeans, to bring wealth to its possessor.It is reported in the Thai press that during the unprecedented Jatukarm amulet craze just a few months ago, the temple where the talismans originated, had been fully booked for rituals.