For what purpose were the images of Gods and Goddesses, emperors, and calendars used?

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To win buyer’s confidence.

To popularise the product.

All of the above.

None of the above.

answer is C.

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The images of Gods and Goddesses, emperors, and calendars were used to win buyers' confidence and to popularise the product.
Labels were placed on the fabric bundles when Manchester industrialists started exporting cloth to India. The label was required to familiarise the buyer with the company name and location of the manufacturer. A quality indicator was also intended for the label. However, labels contained more than just words and messages. They also contained graphics, and they were frequently exquisitely illustrated. We can gain some insight into the producers' thinking, computations, and methods by looking at these ancient labels. There were frequent representations of Indian deities on these labels. It appeared that the gods' connection had granted their divine blessing to the products sold. Businesses printed calendars to promote their goods by the late nineteenth century. Calendars were utilised by those who were illiterate, unlike newspapers and periodicals. As much as offices and middle-class dwellings, they were hung at tea houses and the homes of pool players. Additionally, the advertisements had to be seen every day for the entire year by individuals who hung the calendars. Once again, the gods' representations are employed to promote new products in these calendars

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