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Describe any three features of the ‘Great Bath’ used in the Harappan settlements.

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The Great Bath was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides.

  • There were two flights of steps on the north and south leading into the tank, which was made watertight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar of gypsum.
  • There were rooms on three sides, in one of which was a large well. Water from the tank flowed into a huge drain.
  • Across a lane to the north lay a smaller building with eight bathrooms, four on each side of a corridor, with drains from each bathroom connecting to a drain that ran along the corridor.
  • The uniqueness of the structure has led scholars to suggest that it was meant for a special ritual bath.
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