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# The Indus Civilization c4.26

The Indus Civilization c4.26

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### [c4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c4.26)

The excavation of another building by Sir John Marshall in 1925-6 seems to provide further evidence that the building upon which the stupa stands had some religious use. This second building lies a short way to the west of the first, and consists of a large bath (Pl. A), surrounded by a cloistered walk. There is also a group of eight small bathrooms at its northern end (Pl. B, a). It seems likely that ceremonial bathing was part of the religion of the people of Mohenjo-daro, as it still is among Hindus to-day, and that the large bath was the place where the people performed this ritual. The eight small rooms may have been used by the priests in charge of the building, a theory which appears to be substantiated by the presence of a cell above each room. A full description of this place is given in a later chapter.

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## Cites (1)

- [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro)

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