What is Royal Barge procession?
[[File:Ananta Nakkharat Barge - 1865.jpg|right|thumb|450px|A Royal [[barge]] in 1865. The name of the [[vessel]]: ''Ananta Nakkharat'']] Thailand's '''Royal Barge Procession''' ({{lang-th|กระบวนพยุหยาตราชลมารค}}; [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription|RTGS:]] ''krabuan phayuhayattra chonlamak'') is a [[ceremony]] in Thailand. The ceremony is related to [[religion]], and it is related to the [[monarchy]]. The ceremony has been known for about 700 years. During 70 years as king, King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], ruled over the procession 16 times. These ceremonies now use 52 [[barges]]. The newest barge, the Royal Barge, the Narai Song Suban, was built in 1994; It is the only barge built during King Bhumibol's [[reign]]; 51 older barges are also part of the procession. These barges are manned by 2,082 [[oarsman|oarsmen]]. The [[procession]] travels down the [[Chao Phraya River]], from the Wasukri Royal Landing Place in [[Dusit District|Khet Dusit]], [[Bangkok]]. It passes the [[Emerald buddha|Temple of the Emerald Buddha]], the [[Grand Palace]], [[Wat Po]] and it arrives in the end, at [[Wat Arun]], 'Temple of the Dawn'). Barges (in the procession) that have less importance than the Royal barge:<!--Most of the barges of the fleet are lesser escorts and attendants such as Ruea Dang, Ruea Saeng, police barges, and drum barges. They have no figurehead or cannon. They are painted mostly black, and their type, number, and name (if they have one) is painted on their bows in white. They can be differentiated as follows: Police barges have rowers dressed in black and have a relatively flat bow and stern, with the stern raised slightly higher than the bow. Saeng barges have a flat bow and stern, but rowers are dressed in white and black headgear; there are also slightly more rowers on these boats. The boats number from one to seven. Dang barges have a more pronounced bow and stern, with their shapes similar to those found on the Anekkachatpuchong and the Thong barges, but are smaller, painted black, and less elaborate