India's Temple Economy is Not a Side Story India's temple economy is often discussed as though it were a cultural residue, a sentimental appendix to 'real' economics. That is the wrong frame. Temples are not just sites of worship; they are demand aggregators. They pull people, money, labor, logistics, hospitality, urban infrastructure, small retail, transport, food systems, artisanal production, and philanthropy into the same orbit. https://www.boloji.com/articles/55492/indias-temple-economy-is-not-a-side-story