Songkran-Thai festival Photo Gallery by Herve Blandin at pbase.com

Songkran-Thai festival

Named Songkran in Thailand, the water festival that takes place in the midst of early Spring in many asian countries kicks in on the 13th of April in that country, and for a week, sometimes more, people take fun in dousing each other with water, often mixed with talc (for better effect). The religious parts of it, mixed with propitiatory rain-wishing rites are not forgotten, but mostly people intensely revel in the fun of it. It is also a period when Buddha images are cleansed and Elders are being paid respect.

Pictures were taken in Sangklaburi, Bang Saen and Pattaya. Please vote if you enjoy, this is a festival worth sharing with as many as possible. Thanks.

Songkran 2009-Thailand	ABOUT BANGKOK April cover	Sanook maak maak-Songkran	Songkran belle-Bang Saen
Bang Saen-Songkran	Boy-Songkran	Songkran-Bang Saen	Faces-Songkran
Songkran-Bang Saen	Songkran-Bang Saen	Bang Saen-Songkran	Bang Saen-Songkran
Songkran musketeers-Bang Saen	Bang Saen-Songkran	Bang Saen-Songkran	Teens/Bang Saen-Songkran
Some nudity-Songkran	Soap face-Songkran	Riders in the storm-Songkran	Songkran festival-Pattaya
Songkranettes -Pattaya	Ladyboys-Songkran	...Dancing in the street...-Songkran	Ecstasy-Songkran
Portrait 18-Songkran	Pattaya's best and brightest....Sort of-Songkran	Katoey follies-Songkran	young "ladyboy"-Songkran
Portrait 16-Songkran	4 faces, a purple hat and a Heineken-Songkran 2007	Friendly fiends-Songkran	Stealth attack-Songkran
Marching on-Songkran	sex undisclosed...-Songkran	Coyote dancers float (literally!)-Songkran	Shades-Songkran
Portrait 14-Songkran	Putting on a good face-Songkran	2 young women (there were a lot!)-Songkran	Portrait 10-Songkran
Songkran warrior-Songkran	Elders float-Songkran	Cleansing the Buddha image-Songkran	Buddha parading, Pattaya-Songkran
Along Second road, Pattaya-Songkran	Ready to party!-Songkran	Paying respect-Songkran	Pattaya-Songkran
Parade revellers-Songkran	Usual suspects-Songkran	He or she?-Songkran	Wet white T-shirt-Songkran
"Bank is closed, sir!"-Songkran	Bang saen beach 3-Songkran	Triptich-Songran	Blue goggles-Songkran
Speaking in tongues-Songkran	No one is safe!-Songkran	Wet kiss..-Songkran	Wet katoeys-Songkran
Songkran-Pattaya	No laughing matter-Songkran	Beach Road/Pattaya-Songkran	Boys of Songkran-Sangklaburi
Songkran-Sangklaburi	Splashing fun-Songkran	Songkran all-out fun-Pattaya	Hi!-Songkran
Songkran-Pattaya	no one is safe!-Songkran festival, Thailand

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Alain Boussac		23-Apr-2009 09:46
Superb gallery full of beautiful pictures and communicative enjoyment. That of great smiles here! My vote.

Buba Jafarli		04-Apr-2009 17:42
My favorite style - close ups of human faces! So many great smiles here! Perfectly done! Big V.

Guest		18-Apr-2008 21:25
Very animated. Nice, nice work!

Piotr Sobolewski		18-Apr-2008 20:25
nice gallery - so many happy people

Tim van Woensel		18-Apr-2008 18:19
Very nice set of photos of this festival Herve!

John Glines		17-Apr-2008 16:55
Sawadee pee mai! You're very brave to be out on the street with your camera during Songkran. And these photos are great fun!

Guest		17-Apr-2008 10:56
Wow..you've captured the fun, energy and history of a wonderful event! Really love the naturalness of each shot! Excellent!

Chris Cox		16-Apr-2008 03:09
Been there, done it twice! Terrific Party!

Pog Mahone		16-Feb-2008 17:58
I'd like to go to this festival sometime.

Guest		27-Jan-2008 08:43
What a fun, warm, wonderful gallery. Voted! How I would love to see with my own eyes. I have never heard of this festival before, but these people are so beautiful, and so innocent. I found myself just staring at this one photo... a real beauty of a lady, and then I read your caption... "Sex Undisclosed." Oooh! What a huge Stopsign you threw up in my face! That is just SO scarey!

Guest		11-Jan-2008 08:46
Fantastic gallery makes me want to return for a Songkran

i am thai		10-Jan-2008 17:43
songkran is Thai new year13-14-15 Apr

flowsnow		11-Dec-2007 16:45
I heard about this festival. But i will have to miss it next year! Maybe the following year.......:D Great images

Guest		12-Jun-2007 18:05
hervé je viens de regarder cette galerie il y a vraiment de bons clichés jolie travail et pas peur de l'eau toi ,o) simon

Ali Majdfar		05-May-2007 14:41
Spectacular collection, excellent shots. GMV

Guest		02-May-2007 10:20
funny, super gallery, must have been a lot of fun.

Ken McColl		01-May-2007 05:55
Terrific captures of what casn best only be described as total madness ... only in Thailand could this mahem be enjoyed without aggression. Cheers KMc

Marc Demoulin		25-Apr-2007 20:37
Captivating series on an original event! Voted. marc

Bill Taylor		23-Apr-2007 03:41
Look's like you had a blast ! I made it to the Cherry blossom Parade http://www.pbase.com/billphoto/cherry_blossom

Val		20-Apr-2007 07:36
Loved your photos of Songran I was in Pattaya with my sons and we went out in our truck with the water they had a fantastic time .The biggest water fight ever they loved it getting to throw all that water and not getting told off for it!! Fantastic fun.Photos are great not sure how you kept your camera dry? Val (Scotland)

Rosemarie Kusserow		19-Apr-2007 17:34
Beautiful gallery, I enjoyed to view at all these different expressions, I like the overal smilings, very nice compositions, vote, regards, Rosemarie :o)

Steve Viscot		16-Apr-2007 18:08
This is a fine gallery of this great festival. You bring back a lot of good memories to me and I thank you for that. Sure hope you had a protective bag for uour camera:) - vote

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