A historical Anglo-Indian term for a large palanquin — an enclosed litter carried by bearers and used to transport passengers, particularly women of high status or rank in Mughal-era India. The chundole was a grander, more enclosed version of the ordinary palanquin.
The bride arrived at the ceremony in a chundole, carried by eight men and screened from public view.
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(India, historical) A kind of large palanquin.
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