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A covered sedan chair being carried by eight or nine men, wearing white with various coloured sashes and turbans Palanquin in the streets of Calcutta, an engraving, c. 1881 A dooly at Varanasi, c. 1895 Doli service in Sabarimala. A palanquin is a covered litter, usually for one passenger. It is carried by an even number of bearers (between two ...
The wood of the palanquin (JE 52372) is even better preserved than that of the bed, although it has shrunk to about one-sixth of its original volume. It is 99 cm long, 53.5 cm wide and 52 cm high. The wooden construction was gilded at all corners and decorated with geometric reliefs.
The shrine is mounted on a sledge-shaped palanquin which has two carrying poles projecting from the front and back. It is therefore presumed that the Anubis shrine was used in the funerary procession of the Pharaoh before being placed in front of the canopic chest in the Treasury.
Each morning the Sikh Holy Book, Guru Granth Sahib is carried into the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), in its palanquin, a site which is awaited by the devout early in the morning, around 4 am. Date: 7 December 2008, 17:38:13: Source: originally posted to Flickr as palki sahib: Author: Jasleen Kaur: Permission (Reusing this file)
It consists of a richly adorned, silk-covered armchair, fastened on a suppedaneum, on each side of which are two gilded rings; through these rings pass the long rods with which twelve footmen (palafrenieri), in red uniforms, carry the throne on their shoulders.
Saddles ceased to be primarily utilitarian, instead serving as adornment showing the owner's status in processions. [104] Three Japanese style lacquered wooden saddles and a complete set of a Chinese style ritual saddle, dating to the late Heian and Kamakura periods, have been designated as National Treasures.
Royal palanquin bearers. The name is derived from the Tamil word Civikai meaning "palanquin" and the suffix -ar denoting honorific plural. [4] [5] The headmen of them were known as KĊĞriyan, meaning "proclaimer", in reference to his proclaiming or announcement of the titles of the person whom he carries before the palanquin.
The body was housed in a gilded tin coffin which was nested inside a gilded wooden one. [13] The body was dressed to resemble Brahma. [13] On 3, 5, and 6 October, Pagan Min and his queen paid tribute to the late king. [18] Thibaw made daily devotional offerings to his father by sprinkling popcorn and flowers on the coffin. [18]