Revelers release hot-air balloons attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Pyin Oo Lwin Township in Mandalay.
Thousands of people gather in the hills of central Myanmar for the annual festival marking the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons.
A reveler prepares lanterns to attach to a hot-air balloon during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers prepare lanterns to attach to a hot-air balloon during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers release a hot-air balloon attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers release a hot-air balloon attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers release a hot-air balloon attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers release a hot-air balloon attached with fireworks during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Revelers celebrate as fireworks explode after a hot-air balloon is released during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP
Firefighters at work after a fireworks-laden hot-air balloon is ignited before it reaches a sufficient height during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival. AFP