Kedarnath – Mountain
Varanasi – River bank
Rameswaram – Island
Tirupati – Hills
Shirdi – Plateau

Chhota Nagpur – Plateau
Prayagraj – Indo-Gangetic Plain
Almora – Himalayan Mountains

Chola temples were also social and economic centers.People made bronze idols, performed music and dance, cooked food, did gardening, and ran schools there.

Example: Bengaluru lies on the Deccan Plateau.
It has hills and flat rocky terrain.

People in Tamil regions built tanks, dug wells, and made canals to carry river water to fields.These irrigation methods helped grow more crops, especially rice.

New dynasties took high titles, built temples, gave land to Brahmanas, and performed rituals.These actions helped them show power and win people’s support.