Mandi (bath)

Mandi refers to a traditional Indonesian^[1] or Malaysian^[2] way of bathing involving using a small container to scoop water out of a large container and pour water over the body, in such a way that this water does not go back into the large container.

The water is unheated.

Mandi also refers to a bathroom designed for being used in this way, or the large container used in this way.

See also

• Japanese bathing traditions involve a similar process of washing with a ladle

References

1. ^ Lonely Planet website - Indonesia: “Cheaper hotels, where they exist, may not have running water or showers. Washing facilities are likely to be Indonesian mandi style, something with which travellers who have been off the beaten track in Indonesia will be familiar. A mandi is a large water tank, from which you scoop water with a ladle, jug or what looks like a plastic saucepan. Once wet, you soap yourself down and then rinse the soap off with more water from the mandi. You certainly do not climb into the mandi.”[1] Accessed: 2011-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at [2])
2. ^ Rough Guide website - Malaysia - Accommodation: “Instead of showers, a few older places, usually in rural areas, sometimes have a mandi – a large basin of cold water which you throw over yourself with a bucket or ladle.”[3]

External links

• http://www.tactileint.com/seasia/Indonesia.html Accessed: 2011-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5x2caStUE)
• http://en.allexperts.com/q/Indonesia-193/Indonesian-culture.htm Accessed: 2011-03-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5x2cjVbxL)