CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Assembly hall
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Washing clothes
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Religious bathing
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing. The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most scholars agree that this tank would have been used for special religious functions where water was used to purify and renew the well being of the bathers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Great Bath: Water and Cleanliness Some scholars, deriving from Marshall, propose the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro to be a forerunner of ritual bathing, central to Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Bath was used for ritual bathing and it was made up of stone.
Detailed explanation-5: -(1) The great bath resembles a large swimming pool. This building is 55m long and 35m wide. (2) It is used on religious festival. Arrangements has been made to discharge the dirty water from it by huge drains. (3) Near SOUTH-WEST corner of the Great bath was the “hummam” I. e the hot air bath. 27-Feb-2018