palanquin

Noun

Meaning

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.

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The 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

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