Having a blast

Spectators gather to watch a rocket launching competition at the ‘Look Noo’ festival in tambon Ban Chang of Pathum Thani’s Muang district. The Mon practice of lighting up funeral pyres with rockets, which was initially meant as a way to honour venerated individuals, has evolved over the years into an amateur rocket-launching competition attended by hundreds of participants from across the country. (Photos: Pongpat Wongyala)