Question

Give examples yo show that urban growth was often centred round religious places

Answer 1

Urban growth was often centred round religious places because of the following reasons -
a)Because of donations to the religious temples - many pilgrims came to these beautiful temples and gave donations . Along with the pilgrims kings also given donations in order to carry rituals and feed pilgrims and priests. These donations included grants of land & money
b) Temple authority used this wealth to finance trade and banking.
c)Because of temples - as temples were often central to economy and society.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation: Temple towns were centered around large temples,i.e., activities of the temples shaped the economy and society of the town. A variety of people congregated around temples to participate in trade, agriculture, banking and craft production.

Example- Somnath , Tirupati , Ajmer.