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Italian to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Folklore / see sentence | |||||||
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palanquins Explanation: or palankeens; the English version of Javanese pelangki, Portuguese pelanquim. |
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palanquin Explanation: The Swamiji is carried on a decorated chariot and his Mutt icons are carried on a decorated palanquin. This is a joyous procession and very colorful to watch -- effigies of the great saints in the tradition are also carried in procession, musicians play joyous music, scholars walk along chanting hymns from the Vedas, and a large joyful crowd of devotees follow. or: A funeral is coming up the street, towards us. The body, on an open bier, borne on a kind of palanquin, covered with a gay cloth of crimson and gold. Reference: http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/udupi/paryaya_2.html Reference: http://worldebooklibrary.com/eBooks/Alex_Collection/dickens-... |
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