By which name was the great festival celebrated by the Vijayanagara kings known in peninsular India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Navaratri or Mahanavami
The same autumn festival had different names in different regions; in peninsular India, where Vijayanagara lay, it was called Navaratri or Mahanavami, and the kings used it to show their prestige, power and suzerainty.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 The mahanavami dibba … “The ceremonies performed on the occasion included worship of the image, worship of the state horse, and the sacrifice of buffaloes and other animals. Dances, wrestling matches, and processions of caparisoned horses, elephants and chariots and soldiers, as well as ritual presentations before the king and his guests by the chief nayakas and subordinate kings marked the occasion. …” |