" In the Vijayanagara kingdom, the temples played a creditable role in the social, religious, economic and cultural life ". Explain how.

" In the Vijayanagara kingdom, the temples played a creditable role in

1.	" In the Vijayanagara kingdom, the temples played a creditable role in the social, religious, economic and cultural life ". Explain how.
Answer» Solution :(i) Both in the morning and evening, people gathered in temple for prayer to their gods and goddesses. Those who regularly visited here had a MUTUAL fraternity. (ii) Temples acted as a centre of all human activities. All the rituals related from birth to the death of a person were performed at a temple courtyard. (iii) A large number of people were engaged in the construction activities related to the temples. Thus, they provided employment to a large number of people. (iv) The land donated to the temples was used for cultivation and rearing by the people. It increased the income of the temples. (v) The money COLLECTED by temple was used for the public welfare. The temples also made arrangements for the care of poor PATIENTS. They were GIVEN medicines free of cost. Temples played a remarkable role in imparting EDUCATION.