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Browsing Symposia & Conferences by Subject "Palanquin"

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  • PALANQUIN : The symbol of Royalty and luxury of ancient Assam: Special reference to wedding rituals and bearers profession 
    Gogoi, H.D.; Goswami, G. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Palanquin was a means of land transport which is especially used in eastern Asia as well as in Assam usually for one person that consists of an enclosed box-like litter borne on the shoulders of men by means of poles. It ...
  • Palanquin – the wheel-less luxury cart 
    Chakrabarti, M. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    A palanquin, also called palki, is a covered sedan chair on four shafts carried by two, four or more men (Kaahar). Palkis have been mentioned in the Indian epics. A beautifully decorated and covered cart protected its ...

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