India: A wooden palanquin, used in an annual procession from the temple to the Paroda bazaar, in the 17th century Shri Chandreshwar Bhutnath temple, Paroda, near Margao, Goa

A temple has stood on top of Chandranath Hill for over 1500 years, but the present temple dates from the 17th century. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deities Chandreshwar, an incarnation of Lord Shiva, and Bhutnath, the lord of ghosts.

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