The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s13.46

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The cult of the temple was gradually becoming more and more popular. Free feeding houses were often conducted under its auspices; the Pattan plates grant of Pravarasena II was ordained for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a sattra attached to a temple of Mahāpuruṣa or Viṣṇu.² On the other hand, there is no evidence to show that temples had become centres of education in our period.