Reua Phra Thihnang Anek Chaht
Phuchong, the oldest and
one of the main
Royal Barges,
being towed
to its starting point near
the
Krung Thon Bridge
(fig.)
over the
Chao Phraya
River in
Bangkok,
for the
final rehearsal for the
Royal Barge Procession
in support of the
Royal Kathin Ceremony
at
Wat Arun (fig.) on 9 November 2012.
The outside hull is painted pink. It measures about 45.5
meters in length, with at around two-thirds of its
length towards the stern a
ganya. During processions it is
fitted with seven multi-layered umbrellas called
chattra, i.e. four before the ganya and
three behind it.
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