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- The Great Bath is considered as one of the most impressive structure of Mohenjodaro.
- It is a watertight bath built from fine brickwork.
- It resembles a great swimming pool, used for bathing on special occasions.
- It is rectangular and 8 feet lower than the surrounding pavement.
- There are galleries all around the pool.
- It was used on religious festival to purify and renew human soul.
- Near its south-west corner was the “hummam” which means the hot air bath.
- A hole at its one end was used to drain the water into it.
- It was found during excavations of Mohenjo-daro.
- It was one of the main centres of the Indus civilization.
