BANGKOK (Reuters) - Powered by 2,000 chanting oarsmen, a glittering flotilla of Thai war barges glided past royalty from 25 nations on Monday to honour the diamond jubilee of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The 52-strong fleet of red, blue and gold royal barges was also watched by thousands of Thais lining Bangkok's Chao Phraya river in a spectacular show of the southeast Asian kingdom's ancient traditions.
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