In photos: Thailand water festival

People celebrate Songkran on Soi 11, a popular street in Bangkok for nightlife, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

Foreign tourists enjoy the Songkran celebrations by participating in the public water fights, Asoke, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

A man reacts as a bucket of water is splashed on him during the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year in Prachinburi Province, Thailand, April 13, 2024.

Locals and tourists play with water as they celebrate the Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2024.

Thais celebrate the Songkran festival in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2024.

Din-Sor-Pong, is the white limestone powder paste that is used during Songkran in Bangkook, April 13, 2024. People tend to add the paste to their face as a cool effect but also can be used for celebratory purposes.

Thais use toy water guns to douse others with water as a cleansing ritual for Songkran, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

Revelers take part in water fights on the first day of Songkran, or Thai New Year, in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat, April 13, 2024.

Thais use toy water guns to douse others with water as a cleansing ritual for Songkran, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

Thai officer spray water from fire hose during the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2024.

Thais use toy water guns to douse others with water as a cleansing ritual for Songkran, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

People enjoy the Songkran festival in Bangkok, April 13, 2024.

Thousands celebrate Songkran at the backpacker-haven Khao San Road, Bangkok, April 13, 2024.