Replica of commode used by the French Royalty in 1700’s to mock the English by designing the pot in the form of Classic literature. There are many such unusual collection of toilets, commodes and bidet at Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, which has been ranked by Time Magazine as the third weirdest museum in the world.

Mobile Commode: This treasure chest like mobile commode was used in the middle ages in England during hunting camps

Two storied commode: Top floor for the ‘Management’ and the lower floor for the ‘Employees’

Ancient and Modern: Shikha, the guide at the Museum – patiently explaining the sanitation system inside Amber fort in Jaipur. And the most expensive $19 million space toilet that NASA bought for the International Space Station that recycles urine into drinking water.

A table-commode which also served the purpose of playing cards during the middle ages.

Throne like commode (replica): Louis XIV of France, while using it, gave court sessions.

Cushioned commode: In Europe’s club this helped the members to keep an eye on table stakes.

Solar powered toilets.

An expensive toilet used by the Navy, it runs on electricity.

A proposed toilet model for the elderly and a portable environmental toilet for trekking and camps.

Toilet-trained Jumbo: Elephant in Thailand sitting on a giant human-style toilet.

A toilet-trick: How to avoid nature’s call in the middle of a meeting.

Dr. Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, developed eco-friendly two-pit, pour-flush compost toilet technology, Sulabh Shauchalaya, for the individual households as an alternative to the comparatively expensive sewerage septic tank based systems. The Toilet technology has been recommended as a Global Best Practice by UN bodies for about three billion people across the globe.

The toilet pit can be rectangle, square or circle.

The pits are lined according to the availability of materials in the locality – rocks, logs, bricks, etc can be used.