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Thailand floats away misfortune in rivers of light at Loy Krathong festival

Krathongs, or floating baskets, are pictured in a pond at a park during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People hold krathongs, or floating baskets, as they prepare to release them into a river in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People take a selfies with a krathong, or floating basket, along the Chao Phraya River during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People click photographs with a krathong, or floating basket, along the Chao Phraya River during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People try to put out a burning krathong, or floating basket, in a pond at a park during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People place incense in krathongs, or floating baskets, as they prepare to release them into a river during the Loy Krathong festival on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People release krathongs, or floating baskets, in a pond at a park during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

People gather around an artificial pond for releasing krathongs, or floating baskets, at Wat Arun Buddhist temple during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok on November 5, 2025. (AFP)

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