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Temples in Bengal were built to gain political support.

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The above statement is False.
Temples were built as a result of social and economic progress.
The arrival of European trading businesses gave Bengal new economic possibilities. Temples were built as a result of social and economic progress. Many of Bengal's inexpensive brick and terracotta temples were constructed with the assistance of many "poor" socioeconomic groups, including the Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers). When the Brahmanas came to recognize the local deities that had previously been worshipped in thatched huts in the villages, their statues started to be kept in temples.
Bengal saw the construction of temples for the following reasons:
1)      Increased religious devotion
2)      There were already mosques in place.
3)      People in authority wished to show off their position and laud their virtues.
4)      The construction of the temple included "low" individuals as well.
5)      The construction of the temple also benefited from improved economic opportunities for locals.
6)      Brahmanas' assistance in getting temple idols moved from huts.
The correct statement is Temples in Bengal were built to gain a result of social and economic progress.

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