Complex sentence: Irrespective of patronage, temples were also establishments that provided employment to hundreds of people and temple funds maintained families of priests, record keepers, administrators, guards, service providers, garland makers, dancers, "devadasis", sculptors, carpenters and craftsmen.
Split into simpler sentences: Irrespective of patronage, temples were also establishments that provided employment to hundreds of people. Temple funds maintained families of priests, record keepers, administrators, guards, garland makers, dancers, "devadasis", sculptors, carpenters and craftsmen.