Songkran water festival marks Thailand's New Year

Updated: 2014-04-11 07:25

(Agencies)

Songkran water festival marks Thailand's New Year
Elephants spray tourists with water in celebration of the Songkran water festival in Thailand's Ayutthaya province, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, April 9, 2014. Songkran, the most celebrated festival of the year, marks the start of Thailand's traditional New Year.  [Photo/Agencies]

Songkran water festival marks Thailand's New Year

Songkran water festival marks Thailand's New Year

Songkran water festival marks Thailand's New Year

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