The
Reua Krut Heun Het
escort barge
(fig.) on the
Chao Phraya
River in
Bangkok,
during the
final rehearsal for the
Royal Barge Procession
in support of the
Royal Kathin Ceremony
at
Wat Arun (fig.) on 9 November 2012.
This barge
has the
figurehead of a red-coloured
Garuda
(fig.)
and
is manned by 34 rowers and 2
helmsmen. The oarsmen are dressed in pink trousers, a
dark-blue to purplish shirt trimmed with gold, and a red
Malabiang-helmet.
The oars are silver with a red handle. Reua Krut Heun
Het
sails in pair
(fig.)
with
Reua Krut Tret Traichak
(fig.).
From afar, both
Garuda escort barges
are confusingly
similar to
Reua Asurapaksi
(fig.)
and
Reua Asuravayuphak (fig.),
and can from a distance best be distinguished by the
fact that the bird-like
figureheads (fig.)
of the latter 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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