Temple communicate the Importance of a King

Q1. What is the importance of King?

Answer-

The essential importance of the king is for bringing blessings to his people and also to control the land under his control.

Q2. Why do kings build temples?

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The temples were built by the kings for demonstrating their devotion to God and for their power and wealth.

Q3. Why were temples destroyed?

Answer-

Temples were destroyed by the opponents for conveying their destruction caused to a god of a kingdom, that they have overruled and conquered.

Q4. Why did the temple communicate the importance of the king?

Answer-

The temples were constructed not only as places of worship but were also places to demonstrate the power, devotion, and wealth of the one who constructed it.

The construction of temples was obviously a place of worship but also meant for the demonstration of power, wealth as well as devotion to the patron. Overall, the temple was the hub of social, economic, and cultural life. Temples were developed as where devotees come to worship. In any case, it is substantially more than that, it is a spot that demonstrates power, wealth, and authority. Numerous rulers built temples to show their power or their triumph after the fight. Enormous temples owned a lot of land which were gifted by the lords and rich landowners.

Land given to a temple was called ‘devdana’ and the tax gathered from this land was utilized for taking care of the temple or to keep up with people who worked there like priests, artists, performers, garland makers, cooks, icon creators, etc. Temples that were worked by the rulers also participated in inland and abroad exchanges which additionally showed the economy of the Empire of the King or ruler.