yi peng festival

• Photographer
  PRADEEP RAJA

n Chiang Mai, the observation of the festival of lights, called Yi Peng festival. Instead of water vessel, Chiang Mai people release thousand of lighted lanterns in the sky while making a wish. The sky transforms itself in a wonderful and surreal sea of little lanterns floating away. The spectacle is mesmerizing .The festival of lights is held to honor Buddha.