Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.102

c40.102

(*e*) **Charge of sacred and public places.** The Paura, like any township, looked after temples and other sacred places of the Capital. They did repairs to those buildings. The buildings named are sabhā, prapā (place for distribution of water), taṭāka (public baths), ārāma (rest-houses), and devagṛiha (temples).⁴