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Thailand prepares 52 royal barges for Bangkok river procession
More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for Thailand’s Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok.
The 52 decorated barges will carry King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and royal family members along the Chao Phraya River to Wat Arun temple.
The procession is a centuries-old royal tradition held alongside the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony.
Kathin takes place after Buddhist Lent, when Buddhists offer robes to monks who have spent three months in their monasteries during the rainy season.
The procession combines a royal journey with a major Buddhist observance.
It is scheduled for Friday, after months of training and rehearsals.
More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for Thailand’s Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok.
The procession will feature 52 decorated barges on the Chao Phraya River.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and members of the royal family are due to travel to Wat Arun Ratchawararam temple.
The event is held in connection with the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony, which follows the end of Buddhist Lent.
The procession is scheduled for Friday, according to the article.
- Who
- More than 2,000 oarsmen are preparing the procession. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and members of the royal family will travel in it.
- What
- Thailand is preparing a procession of 52 royal barges.
- When
- Friday; the article does not give a calendar date for the procession.
- Where
- The procession will travel along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River to Wat Arun Ratchawararam temple.
- Why
- It is held in time for the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony, when Buddhists offer robes to monks after Buddhist Lent.
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Oarsmen paddled their boats during a rehearsal for the royal barge ceremony in Bangkok.
Barges cruised down the Chao Phraya River during a rehearsal.
The Suphannahong was prepared for a rehearsal on the river.
Oarsmen took part in a full dress rehearsal, including praying and rowing on the Chao Phraya River.
The Royal Barge Procession is scheduled to take place in Bangkok.
- Barges
- 52
- Oarsmen
- More than 2,000
- River
- Chao Phraya River, Bangkok
- Destination
- Wat Arun Ratchawararam temple
- Royal passengers
- King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and members of the royal family