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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.
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 ...
Bearers chant wasshoi (わっしょい) and may or may not toss and shake the mikoshi. Other methods include: (video) A local shrine being carried in Japan. As it is being carried the participants chant. Edomae (江戸前) "Edo style" is one famous way of shouldering observable at the Asakusa Sanja Festival. The shout is "say ya, soi ya, sah ...
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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)
The Kahars are a community of palanquin bearers originating from the Gangatic region. [1]Kahars are present in most parts of India, but are concentrated in North India. They are found mainly in West Uttar Pradesh, in Sarsawa, Saharanpur, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shahjahanpur, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Jaunpur and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh and most parts of Bihar and West ...
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