Howdah

Howdah

Howdah? You must be thinking that why on earth this peculiar question is knocking here and there in web. Actually this question was asked on tonight’s episode of Who Want’s to be a Millionaire. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (also known as Millionaire) is a television game show In the United States, which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 for correctly answering 15 successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire debuted in the United States on August 16, 1999 on the ABC television network, and was hosted by television personality Regis Philbin.

It’s not something which is related to rocket science, Howdah or houdah is a seat or gorgeous carriage tucked on the back of an elephant. Those seats are usually fitted with a canopy and railing, placed on the back of an elephant and also in the back of camels. Howdah is used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner, and as a result were decorated with expensive gems. A howdah is a carriage-like compartment strapped to the back of an elephant and was used in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a firing platform in hunting, or as a mode of transportation to carry the wealthy during British Colonial rule.

Also called the Ambari, it is used only during the Vijayadashmi procession and is on display in the palace all through the year. The idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari is seated inside the howdah and forms the tail-end of the procession. While the origin of the howdah and its antiquity is not clear, its core comprises a wooden structure in the form of a large mantapa weighing about 750 kg; it is covered by 80 kg of solid gold. The exterior of the golden howdah is lavish in its intricate design, which is executed in an ancient art form entailing cutting designs in relief on metal using hammers, while the intricate details are etched out by engraving or chiselling.