make a list if following (four each) capital towns port towns commerical towns pilgrimage centres
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es 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.
Temples were built by rulers not only to show their devotion but also to unify different communities. And they were maintained through cash and land grants from rulers and merchants, as well as from donations made by pilgrims. Big temples also used surplus (extra) funds for businesses such as trade and banking.
To cater to the needs of the pilgrims and of the temples, priests, workers, artisans, traders, etc. started living in the areas around the temples. This led to the growth of temple
towns such as Somnath in