houdah

houdah
a) A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.

Lord and Lady Lytton rode in a silven houdah [...].

b) An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.

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