Surin marks Buddhist festival with elephant parade


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thirty-seven elephants carried 71 monks in a merit-making ceremony marking Asanha Puja Day in the northeastern province of Surin on Tuesday (Aug 1) morning.

Hundreds of Thai Buddhists attended the ceremony to offer food and refreshments to the monks, while visitors took close-up shots of the elephant parade.

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