They would sing the litany of this cross by standing in their own canoes in the river .
This ward is called Tarir , where all the vodekar ( boatmen ) of the area reside .
boatmen would sing the litany of this cross by standing in boatmen 's own canoes in the river .
This ward is called Tarir , where all the vodekar ( boatmen ) of the area reside .