Contributed articles.
This Book

This Volume contains twenty articles covering different aspects of south Indian Temples and Society, which include the following facets like : Power and Legitimacy of Medieval South Indian Temples; Role of Religion in the Chola State and Society; Science behind Temple worship; cultural Aspects of Hindu Temples; Administrators and other Functionaries of the Hindu Temples; Temple Women; Socio-political Dimension of Early Kerala Temples; Religious Endowments; Role of Temple in Agrarian Expansions; Socio Cultural Facets of Vijayanagar Temples; Social Customs and Festivals in the Temple Art of Vijayanagar-Nayak Period; Early Buddhist Temples in East Coast of South India; Folk Traditions of South India and other Social and historical related aspects. These articles, with notes, references and bibliography are contributed by learned sholars on the wide range of aspects. It is hoped that the readers would be immensely benefited from the learned exposition of temple institutions as a centre of all social, economic and cultural activites

Includes bibliographical references.