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The famous temple city of Thirunavaya on the banks of the Bharathappuzha was historically famous for hosting which major medieval socio-political event?
A. The Mamankam festival✓ Correct Answer
B. The Revathi Pattathanam assembly
C. The Kollam trade conference
D. The Padmatheertham conclave
💡 Solution & Explanation
Thirunavaya on the banks of the Bharathappuzha river is historically renowned for hosting the Mamankam festival, a grand assembly held every twelve years where political supremacy was contested. Revathi Pattathanam was an assembly of scholars held at the Tali temple in Kozhikode rather than Thirunavaya.
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