post-palanquins

Updated: May 25, 2025

By land, the distance is 470 miles; by water, 800 miles during the rainy season, and 465 miles more during the dry months, as the boats are compelled to take very circuitous routes to pass from the Hoogly, through the Sonderbunds, into the Ganges. The land journey is performed in post-palanquins, carried by men, who, like horses, are changed every four or six miles.

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