Question

Give any two example of temple town

Answer 1

A medieval town may be a Temple town, Administrative centre, Commercial town or Port town. Many towns had combined characteristics of all the above types of towns. For example, many towns were administrative centres, commercial and craft production centres as well as temple towns – all at the same time.Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, is also popularly known as the "Temple City of India". Hundreds oftemples dot the landscape of the Old Town, which once boasted of more than 2000 temples. Madurai a city in the state Tamilnadu, India is called a city of Temples!

Answer 2

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A classic example is Tanjore (now Thanjavur). It was capital of the Cholas but was more famous for its temples. Tanjore developed into flourishing town largely because of its temples. Tirupati, Somnath, Kanchipuram, Madurai and Mathura were some other famous temple towns