Saturday, November 20, 2010

Water Festival Day 1: Cambodia's Beauties

A Cambodian girl sits on the bow of a wooden boat during a boat race held as part of a water festival on Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The three-day annual festival, starting Saturday, is to dedicated to the kingdom's ancestral naval warriors, moreover to the mighty river that provides vital natural resources and fishes to Cambodians. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Buddhist monk blesses dragon boat paddlers before they start their race along the Tonle Sap River during the first day of the annual water festival in Phnom Penh November 20, 2010. The festival runs from November 20 to 22 with hundreds of racing boats from different Cambodian provinces taking part in the festival. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaAdd caption
Participants paddle their dragon boats along the Tonle Sap River during the first day of the annual water festival along the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh November 20, 2010. The festival runs from November 20 to 22 with hundreds of racing boats from different Cambodian provinces taking part in the festival. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Competitors paddle their dragon boats on the Tonle Sap River during the first day of the annual water festival in Phnom Penh November 20, 2010. The festival runs from November 20 to 22 with hundreds of teams participating. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A dragon boat captain prays before the start of a race along the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh November 20, 2010, during the first day of the annual water festival. Every year, hundreds of dragon boats from different Cambodian provinces will gather to participate in the festival which runs from November 20-22. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Competitors paddle their dragon boat along the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh November 20, 2010, during the first day of the annual water festival. Every year, hundreds of dragon boats from different Cambodian provinces will gather to participate in the festival which runs from November 20-22. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Rowers head the to the start line before a boat race held as part of a water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The three-day annual festival, starting from Saturday, is to dedicated to the kingdom's ancestral naval warriors, moreover to the mighty river that provides vital natural resources and fishes to Cambodians. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Rowers head to the start line of a boat race held as part of a water festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The three-day annual festival, starting Saturday, is to dedicated to the kingdom's ancestral naval warriors, moreover to the mighty river that provides vital natural resources and fishes to Cambodians. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodians row their wooden boat during a boat race held as part of a water festival on Tonle Sap River in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The three-day annual festival, starting Saturday, is to dedicated to the kingdom's ancestral naval warriors, moreover to the mighty river that provides vital natural resources and fishes to Cambodians. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodians row their wooden boat during a boat race held as part of a water festival on Tonle Sap River in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The three-day annual festival, starting Saturday, is to dedicated to the kingdom's ancestral naval warriors, moreover to the mighty river that provides vital natural resources and fishes to Cambodians. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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