Lonely Planet Asia — April 2017

THAILAND’S WATER FESTIVAL

Songkran parade
dancers in Chiang
Mai. LEFT Prayer
flags are thought
to bring luck

Songkran in full swing.

LEFT Buddha cleansing.

FAR LEFT Aoi Silphisuth,

who runs a homestay,

and her family

Kruba Noi has
been a monk
since he was 11.
LEFT Incense
sticks are lit for
prayers. RIGHT
Offerings