Difference between temple towns and pilgrim town/centres in the medieval period in India
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TEMPLE TOWN- A TOWN FROM WHERE ADMINISTRATION IS CARRIED ON. PILGRIMAGE CENTRE-RELIGIOUS PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GO FOR PILGRIMAGE. Temple Towns have many temples whereas pilgrimage towns or pilgrim centres are the places where pilgrims usually visit
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In the medieval times (between the 8th and the 18th centuries), there were temple towns, administrative centres, commercial towns famous for arts and crafts, and port towns. Moreover, some big towns and cities were famous for more than one of those things.
Administrative Centres, Temple Towns, Pilgrimage Centres
Thanjavur, situated on the banks of river Kaveri in Tamil-Nadu, was the capital of the Chola dynasty a thousand years ago.
It was a busy commercial town with markets for grains, spices, cloth, and jewellery. And water was supplied to its people and visitors from big wells and tanks.
Its architecture included different temples and palaces with 'mandapas' (pavallions) that were used by kings to hold courts and carry out their administrative affairs. But they were also used as prayer halls, and some even housed religious dancing and music concerts.
So Thanjavur is also an example of a temple town, where urbanisation (the process by which cities grow) happened as temples became central to society and economy.