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Among other monuments in the garden that are not tombs, the most important are the mortuary bath and the Masjid of Hayat Bakshi Begum. The mortuary bath, which stands opposite the tomb of Muhammad Quli, was built by Sultan Quli to facilitate the ritual washing of the bodies of the dead kings and others of the royal family before they were carried to their final resting place. The practice followed was to bring the body out of the fort, through the Banjara Gate, to this bath, before carrying it away for burial with the ritualistic pomp that was required to mark the occasion. A large number of people, fond subjects, friends and relatives attended. The bath is one of the finest existing specimens of ancient Persian or Turkish baths. #Heritage #Historic #Rituals #Bath #Mortuary #BathOfTheDead #Royals #Sultans #ArchesForDays #TurkishBath #Monuments #QutubShahiTombs #QutubShahiDynasty #Golconda #Hyderabad #HyderabadDiaries #HyderabadJournal #Telangana #India #Wanderer #Wanderlust #Travel #Travelgram #Travelogue #TravelDiaries (at Qutb Shahi tombs)

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The corridor of mortuary bath . . . . . . . #Heritage #Historic #ArchesForDays #Arches #Architecture #Corridors #ArchitecturalDetails #Beaut #Beautiful #Lit #Mortuary #BathOfTheDead #Golconda #Hyderabad #HyderabadDiaries #HyderabadJournal #Telangana #India #Wanderer #Wanderlust #Travel #Travelgram #Travelogue #TravelDiaries (at Qutb Shahi tombs)