Question

How chola temple become the nuclei of settlement

Answer 1

Chola temples often became the nuclei of settlements which grew around them. These were centers of craft production. Temples were also endowed with land rulers as well as by others. The produce of this land went for maintaining all the specialists who worked at the temples and very often lived near it like - priests, garland makers, cooks, sweepers, musians, dancers etc. In other words, temples were not only places of worship; they were the hub of economic, social and cultural life as well.

Answer 2

answer: Chola temples often became the nuclei of settlements

which grew around them. These were centres of craft

production. Temples were also endowed with land by

rulers as well as by others. The produce of this land. went to maintain all the specialists who worked at

the temple and very often lived near it – priests,

garland makers, cooks, sweepers, musicians,

dancers, etc. In other words, temples were not

only places of worship; they were the hub of

economic, social and cultural life as well.

Amongst the crafts associated with temples,

the making of bronze images was the most

distinctive. Chola bronze images are

considered amongst the finest in the world.

While most images were of deities,

sometimes images were made of

devotees as well.

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