Loi Krathong Candles Float on Water at Chiang Mai Market

Golden light wraps the horizon, spilling amber across the dark water where leafy krathong floats drift. Dozens of small candles flicker atop the woven banana leaf bases, their flames mirroring the softening sky. Wet pavement beside the canal reflects the warm glow, while market stalls with woven roofs line the background under gathering rain clouds. The water remains clear enough to show the floating lights moving against the fading daylight. Low clouds hover at the edge of the sky, framing the scene without obscuring the horizon. One candle flame reflection shimmers on a rippling patch of water in the immediate foreground.