Besides the interesting cave shrines and large relief panels, a few lesser-known monuments are also located in Mamallapuram. Draupadi's Bath is one such site.

Draupadi's Bath is situated atop the hill between the Descent of Ganga relief panel and Koneri lake. Like many other monuments of the town, the name has no relevance to the Mahabharata.

 It is a rock-cut rectangular-shaped cistern excavated for storing water. The idea was probably to use the well-like structure for drinking purposes of the sculptors working on various monuments.

Based on what they heard from the locals, William Chambers and Kavali brothers called it Draupadi's Bath. It was referred to as "Gopi's Churn" by a few other historians in the past.

Today, very few visitors who visit the hill stop at this churn. Hardly they are bothered to know its name or history.

Happy travelling.