Explanation:

A very interesting feature of medieval India was the sarais which ringed cities and dotted the vast space of the Indian subcontinent.Sarais were largely built on a simple square or rectangular plan and were meant to provide temporary accommodation to Indian and foreign travellers, pilgrims, merchants, traders, etc.In effect, sarais were public domains which thronged with people of varied cultural backgrounds.This led to cross-cultural interaction, influences and syncretic tendencies in the cultural mores of the times and at the level of the people.