Celebrating Songkran, the Thai New Year and largest water festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is a multi-day festival that has strong Buddhist, family and public merry-making events.
Pro-Thaksin supporters protesting at Chiang Mai police station because the police tried to arrest Phetchawat Wattanongsirikul of the Chiang Mai Loving 51 Group, who was accused of making death threats against Thai PM Abhisit on a radio station.
The Yee Peng Festival of Chiang Mai is held to commemorate the Miracle Year of Thailand for the three auspicious royal celebrations, which include HM The King’s 84th birthday, HM The Queen’s 80th birthday and Prince Vajiralogkorn’s 60th birthday.
The Mae Ping river reached critical flood levels at the Narawat Bridge in the center of Chiang Mai at about 10am. Between 7 am and 12 noon the water rose steadily at around 20cm per hour at the bridge. 28th September 2011
The yellow shirts rally for their 'Vote No' campaign today in Chiang Mai, a red shirt stronghold in Northern Thailand. Residents there show their support for the Pheu Thai Party by decorating houses with red flags.
Chiang Mai University's Performance Art department holds fundraiser for Chiang Tung, a Burmese temple across from Mai Sai/Tachilek border in northern Thailand.
Wat Suan Dok Temple was built in XIV century and is located just west of the ancient city wall of Chiang Mai in Thailand. Its name means "field of flowers".
The annual Loy Krathong Festival took place in Chiang Mai with a grand parade leading to the River Ping where people floated lit Krathongs out into the water to take away their ills and sins as well as to bring good luck.
More than 10,000 Khom Loy sky lanterns were released into the sky as part of the Yee Peng celebrations, part of Loy Krathong in Maejo, near Chiang Mai in Thailand.
The biggest water fight in the world takes place in the Thai province of Chiang Mai. Thousands of people gather every year mid April to participate in the well known New Years water fight. Everyone gets splashed and all are naughty.
Thai Buddhist monks and novices preparing to float hot-air balloons in Chiang Mai as part of the upcoming Loy Kratong festival. Chiang Mai, Thailand. 30/10/2009.
Mangalore, 11th January 2013: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) conducts a road show in Mangalore today with the aim to increase tourist arrivals to Thailand.
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. Chiang Mai, Thailand. 11th November 2011
Colorful costumes bring joy to participants and celebrants alike during the annual Royal Floating Lantern (Loi Kratong) parade, a Brahman festival honoring the gods Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. Chiang Mai, Thailand. 11th November 2011
Throughout Southeast Asia, Buddhism and spirit worship, often referred to as animism, enjoy a peaceful coexistence. This story illustrates the phenomena through a Northern Thai legend of two forest giants. Chiang Mai. 15th June 2011
Thailand recording artist, and teen heart throb Vonthongchai Intarawat, better known as TOL, performed at Siam Discovery center's retro to return free outdoor concert series. 4th September 2011
DMTX. Songkran is the Thai New Year's festival. It is celebrated on the first day after the first new moon of April. Everything shuts down for the Songkran festival and then a country-wide water fight
In North Thailand you can still find a number of hilltribe people living in rural areas. These hilltribes are all very distinct in terms of culture, religion, language, art and dress.
During the Thai New Years Celabration of Songkran, people line the streets and sit in the back of pick up trucks armed with squirtguns and buckets of water, soaking absolutely everybody who passes by for several days on end.
Hualamphong station in Bangkok is the equivalent to New York's Grand Central station. It is the hub that links Thailand's far flung provinces in the North, North East and South with the hectic and chaotic metropolis. Bangkok, Thailand. 28/06/2010
Generation Wave is a small, non-political underground group operating inside and outside Myanmar that is dedicated to overthrowing the country's repressive military junta. It uses hip hop music to appeal to young Burmese. Mae Sot, Thailand, 25/09/200
In November 2009 I visited an Akhara Kushti or Pehlwani; a traditional Indian wrestling school, east of Kailash in the neighborhood of Gari in south New Delhi. 25/11/2009.
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