Volume 7, Issue 7

CHOLA’S TEMPLES AS A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION – A STUDY

Author

S. Mala , Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of History, Thiru. Vi.Ka. Government Arts College, Thiruvarur, India

Abstract

The temples in the south played an important role in the development of Socio – economic conditions of the country which could be read from the inscriptions. The Hindu temple like the religion which it represents, has had a long history. Its genesis has been a matter of controversy, In pre historic times the worship of images in the open, possibly under trees, preceded the erection temples. Temples became way popular from the 7th and 8th centuries onwards. with development of the Bakthi movement. The temples became not only a place of worship but the very Focus of the entire life of the people of village. Hindu   temples  that, they were fortresses, treasuries, court houses, Parks, Fairs, exhibition sheds, halls of learning and the pleasure all in one. Besides sacred literature and devotional songs, music and dance formed the part of the Nityotsevas or the daily services, such as musicians, Nattuvanars and Madathu settaperumakkal. These are known about the  various information about the temples.

Key words: Nityotsevas, Nattuvanars and Settaperumakkal.

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