Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's water-soaked new year festival Songkran kicked off Wednesday, as authorities geared up to scrub the party clean of alcohol, topless dancers and other "indecencies".
The three-day festival is traditionally celebrated by paying respect to elders and visiting temples to sprinkle water over Buddha figures.
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