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palanquin
The palanquin is made of seasoned Rosewood brought from forest in Karnataka.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One picture is of a British consul being carried around in a palanquin by Chinese bearers.
From the newscientist.com
King Peggy in her palanquin during her coronation ceremony in Otuam.
From the cnn.com
Perhaps you can be carried to the altar on a palanquin held aloft by your entire extended family.
From the guardian.co.uk
Implacably loyal to its centuries-old tradition, the Kabuki imposes the pace of the palanquin on the age of the jet plane.
From the time.com
She was carried from Antananarivo by palanquin as the city slept, accompanied by 700-800 escorts and porters.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At Shinjuku Gyoen, an imperial garden, the black-painted palanquin was hoisted by 51 members of the Imperial Guard.
From the time.com
A palanquin transport awaits him.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One fellow, a Greek, even shoves a piece of paper warning him of the attack through the curtain of the palanquin carrying Caesar to the Senate.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons...
- A covered chair or bed, carried on poles by servants, to transport wealthy or important people.
- Covered litter or sedan chair, usually carried by four or six men
- (a.k.a. palki and pallakki) A carryable seat used by noblemen in India. [more]
- During a Durbar, which is a special parade, some chiefs are carried in a palanquin. Subchiefs have to walk. The palanquins can have the form of a chair or of a bed.
