palanquin

These journeys stretched on for months, and Gulbadan and other royal women would camp in tents, travel in palanquins and on horseback across deserted mountainous terrain, braving enemies, thieves and the elements.

The slim figure was carried by four bearers on a palanquin, while the company’s actors animated its arms and billowing skirts from the sides.

The lack of roads often forces villagers to resort to makeshift palanquins to transport the very sick.

During the dozen and a half times each year they do go out, for rituals or during Nepali Hindus’ festival season, they must be carried, either in a palanquin or in someone’s arms.

Towards the other end of the painting, his cavalry is attacking Company forces on both sides as they form a square around an injured Bailie, who is in a palanquin.