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                        traditional Thai New Year is celebrated city-wide, most 
                        notably at Sanam Luang, fronting the Grand Palace, where 
                        the revered Phra Buddha Sihing image is displayed and 
                        bathed by devotees, and at Wisutkasat, where a Miss Songkran 
                        beauty contest is accompanied by merit-making, paying 
                        respect to elders and numerous forms of entertainment, 
                        including high-spirited water throwing. |   
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