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Traditional costumes, elephants highlight Thailand's Songkran Festival

ThaisandforeigntouristsalikedonnedtraditionalThaicostumesforSongkrancelebrations,anannualthree-daywaterfestivalcelebratedinThailandasthetraditionalNewYear'sday.

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Water festival observed in Thailand amid major drought

Armed with water pistols and buckets, celebrants took part in the annual water festival Songkran in Thailand on Wednesday, amid a severe drought.

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Thailand indulges in Songkran joy disregarding political unrest

People across Thailand on Sunday kicked off their three-day merrymaking for the water-splashing Songkran festival, or the Thai New Year, under little, if any, shadow of the prolonged political tension.

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Songkran festival inThailand

An elephant sprays water to a mascot dressed as a ghost during the Songkran festival, Thailand's traditional New Year Festival, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 10,2013.