8.1 Fill the chart given below to describe the development of temple towns using a pencil What happened? They gave temples grants of land and money Temple authorities used their wealth to finance crade and banking Pilgrims made donations to the temples Rulers built temples Priests artisans and traders settled around the temple Why?
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Temple authorities used their wealth to finance
trade and banking. Gradually a large number of
priests, workers, artisans, traders, etc. settled near
the temple to cater to its needs and those of the
pilgrims. Thus grew temple towns. Towns emerged
around temples such as those of Bhillasvamin (Bhilsa
or Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh), and Somnath in
Gujarat. Other important temple towns included
Kanchipuram and Madurai in Tamil Nadu, and
Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
Pilgrimage centers also slowly developed into
townships. Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh) and
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) are examples of two
such towns. Ajmer (Rajasthan) was the capital of the
Chauhan kings in the twelfth century and later
became the suba headquarters under the Mughals.
It provides an excellent example of religious
coexistence. Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti, the celebrated Sufi saint (see also Chapter 8) who settled
there in the twelfth century, attracted devotees from
all creeds. Near Ajmer is a lake, Pushkar, which has
attracted pilgrims from ancient times.
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