The
Reua Asuravayuphak
is a large escort barge, with the figurehead of
the demon (asura)
Vayuphak (fig.), used to accompany the true
Royal Barges
during the
Royal Barge Procession.
It has a crew of 30
rowers and 2 helmsmen, besides a trumpeter, an officer,
etc.
The
oarsmen
wear pink trousers, a dark-blue to
purplish shirt trimmed with gold, and a red
Malabiang-helmet,
whilst the oars are silver with a red handle.
It sails on the port side of the
procession, to the opposite side of
Reua Asurapaksi (fig.).
From afar, both the Reua Asurapaksi and Reua
Asuravayuphak
escort barges
are confusingly
similar to the
Garuda escort barges
Reua Krut Heun Het (fig.)
and
Reua Krut Tret Traichak
(fig.),
and can
from a distance best be distinguished by the fact that
the bird-like
figureheads
(fig.)
of the former two barges
have their arms in a downward pose (fig.),
whereas the arms of the figureheads on the prows of the
Garuda escort barges have their arms held up (fig.).
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