Editing Transport in India (section)

=== Palanquins ===
{{Main|Litter (vehicle)#In Asia|l1 = Palanquin}}
[[File:Jodhpur-Mehrangarh Fort-20-PalKi khana-20131011.jpg|alt=|thumb|Royal Palanquin of Mehrangarh Fort]]
[[Palanquin]]s, also known as ''palkis'', were one of the luxurious methods used by the rich and noblemen for travelling and also to carry a deity (idol) of a god. Many temples have sculptures of a god being carried in ''palkis''.<ref name="Palanquin">{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Palanquin}}</ref> Modern use of the palanquin is limited to [[Indian wedding]]s, [[pilgrimage]] and carrying idols of gods.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/Pilgrim-nation-The-Goddess-Meenakshi-of-Madurai/articleshow/55639722.cms |title=Pilgrim nation: The Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai |last=Pattanaik |first=Devdutt |date=27 November 2016 |work=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=8 January 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109021927/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/Pilgrim-nation-The-Goddess-Meenakshi-of-Madurai/articleshow/55639722.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Big-fat-weddings-getting-trim/article16662665.ece |title=Big, fat weddings getting trim |last=Anand |first=Jatin |date=21 November 2016 |work=The Hindu |access-date=8 January 2017 |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128083730/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Big-fat-weddings-getting-trim/article16662665.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>