WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At which location did Harappans probably conduct religious rituals?
A
marketplaces
B
courtyards
C
mountain tops
D
public baths
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Great Bath, ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus civilization. The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Bath, which was discovered in Mohenjo-Daro was indeed a “great” Bath. The bricks at the sides walls and the floor so finely fitted together that the tank was watertight.

Detailed explanation-3: -Several sites have been proposed by Marshall and later scholars as possibly devoted to religious purposes, but at present only the Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro is widely thought to have been so used, as a place for ritual purification.

Detailed explanation-4: -Worship of a male deity, most likely to be of Lord Shiva; Worship of animals, nature, semi human, or fabulous. Worship of trees in their natural state or of their indwelling spirits. Worship of inanimate stones or other objects, of linga and yoni symbol.

Detailed explanation-5: -The city of Mohenjo-daro contains the Great Bath, which may have been a large, public bathing and social area. The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro: Amid the brick ruins of a 3rd-millennium BCE city, stairs descend on two sides into a large, rectangular brick-lined pit.

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