Scenes from Phayao’s iconic “Wian Tian Klang Kwan” (Candlelit Water Procession), a unique Buddhist tradition believed to be the only one of its kind in the world. Held annually on important Buddhist holy days, the ceremony sees devotees boarding boats across Kwan Phayao to perform the sacred candlelit procession around Wat Tilok Aram, a centuries-old temple submerged beneath the lake. The