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A palanquin is a covered litter, usually for one passenger. It is carried by an even number of bearers (between two and eight, but most commonly four) on their shoulders, by means of a pole projecting fore and aft. [2] [3] [4] The word is derived from the Sanskrit palyanka, meaning bed or couch.
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 Kūriyan, meaning "proclaimer", in reference to his proclaiming or announcement of the titles of the person whom he carries before the palanquin.
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)
They are the palanquin / pallak bearers for the ruling dynasties, at some places for the Jenmi Namboothiris [3] and Nair chieftains. [4] Today, two sub-castes among the Nairs, namely Pallichan and Maniyani, are theyyam worshippers, and they have their own shrines for their theyyams. [5] Pallichan and Vattakad were treated as an intermediate ...
A figurative palanquin connected with the totem of its owner is a special kind of litter used in the Greater Accra Region in Ghana. These palanquins called in the Ga language okadi akpakai belong to the royal insignias and are used only by the Ga kings or mantsemei and their sub-chiefs when they are carried in public at durbars and festivals ...
Sarojini Naidu (née Chattopadhyay) (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃorod͡ʒini]; [1] 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) [2] was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence.
While not much is known of his early life, it is known that he was Hindu, and the son of a palanquin-bearer. [1] After Daswanth showed natural talent by painting and drawing on walls, the emperor learned of him, and he began to be taught by Khwāja 'Abd al-Samad, a Persian master painter. [2] Abd al-Samad's work was fairly traditional and ...
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