Bathing and Personal Hygiene in Ancient India

Washing Long Hair

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Washing Long Hair
A Woman holds a towel as another washes her hair

Detail from a temple sculpture, Bhatkal, 16th century A.D.

Personal Hygiene in Ancient India
Bathing & Grooming
in Ancient India

Pictures
You are hereMedieval Women Engaged in Personal GroomingLady having an oil bathMan being assisted by two women to wash long hair
A housewife receives a towel after her bath -- Bhatkal sculptureBrass and copper vessels used in storing and heating water for bathingAquatic acrobaticsGirls bathing in the river begging Krishna to return their clothes
Bathing SceneWoman in her Bath-robe?

Kamat's Potpourri The Timeless Theater Wonder that was India Bathing and Personal Hygiene in Ancient India A Woman holds a towel as another washes her hair