A host of Thai treats are on offer the night before the big elephant parade.
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The feast awaiting the elephants after the parade at their festival in Surin, Thailand.
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Revelers light up the night sky over Chiang Mai, Thailand with hundreds of rice paper lanterns at the annual Loi Krathong festival.
Revelers light up the night sky over Chiang Mai, Thailand with hundreds of rice paper lanterns at the annual Loi Krathong festival.
Local beauties prepare to dance at the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The launching of khom loi (rice paper lanterns) is a family affair in Chiang Mai, Thailand during the annual Loi Krathong festival.
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A family gathers at their local Wat to launch a Khom Loi at the annual Loi Krathong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thais believe that their troubles and worries are sent away as the rice paper lantern lifts into the heavens.