Elephants Join Songkran Festival In Ayutthaya To Mark Thai New Year

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13 April 2025

Elephants dress in traditional yellow and red garments and line up before the start of a cultural parade near the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace.

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13 April 2025

Tourists ride elephants past Wat Chang, one of Ayutthaya's iconic temples, during the Songkran procession.

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13 April 2025

Children laugh and play with water guns under the midday sun as painted elephants pass by during the Songkran street celebration.

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13 April 2025

Elephants mounted by mahouts spray water at the crowd while moving past tuk-tuks, soaking children and parents in the festive splash.

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13 April 2025

A flower-painted elephant reaches out its trunk toward a car window as the driver smiles and hands over a banknote during Songkran festivities in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

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13 April 2025

A group of festivalgoers with water guns rides in the back of a pickup truck and aims at an elephant.

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13 April 2025

Children in colorful shirts aim their water guns at an elephant that sprays back during a Songkran showdown in front of cheering onlookers.

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13 April 2025

A woman prays with incense sticks during the Songkran Festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand.