Sauna
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A sauna is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A
A modern Finnish sauna
A Finnish smoke sauna
Women in Sauna with vihtas in the middle of the 20th century in Finland
Bain Finlandais. Illustration of a Finnish sauna in 1804 by Giuseppe Acerbi.
Public bathing
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Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often been restricted according to gender, religious
The Asser Levy Public Baths in Manhattan, New York City (1904–1906, restored 1989–1990)
Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro
People bathing in Bhindyo Gaa Hiti in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2021
Public bathing as cleansing ritual in Tirta Empul, Bali.