Noun
An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Asantehene, dressed in "batakarikese", a talisman-studded war-dress in which the early Asante Kings went to battle, and riding in a palanquin with a bunch of leaves sticking out of his mouth, acknowledged the cheers and waved back with all majesty. Source: Internet
The Asantehene-elect in his palanquin arrives at Bampenase to show that he would be capable of commanding the Asante forces on the battlefield. Source: Internet
The main festival includes a ritual ceremony and a traditional palanquin procession. Source: Internet
The palanquin store or palki khanain, Mehrangarh once held several ‘Mahadols’, of which only one has survived. Source: Internet