Photos show elaborate preparations for Thailand’s Royal Barges Procession

More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for a centuries-old Thai royal tradition that will fill Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River with a fleet of intricately decorated barges on Friday.

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