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Painted Thai elephants spray tourists with water to banish bad luck
Colourfully painted elephants in the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya sprayed people with water on Tuesday in a water fight that has become tradition to mark the country's New Year festivities.
Wed Apr 12 2017
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India celebrates the festival of colours
From soldiers in the north to teenagers in the south, Indians of all hues threw water-filled balloons and smeared coloured powder on each other to celebrate the festival of Holi on Wednesday.
Thu Mar 28 2013