<P> Māmānkam ( Tamiḻ / Malayāḷam : Māmāngam / Mahāmaham or Māmākam ) was a duodecennial medieval fair held on the bank , and on the dry river - bed , of Pērār ( River Nil̥a , River Ponnani , or Bhāratappuḻa ) at Tirunāvāya , southern India . The Hindu temple associated with the festival was Nava Mukunda Temple , Tirunavaya . It seems to have begun as a temple festival , analogous to the Kumbha Melas at Ujjaini , Prayaga , Haridwar and Kumbakonam . </P>
<P> Māmānkam ( Tamiḻ / Malayāḷam : Māmāngam / Mahāmaham or Māmākam ) was a duodecennial medieval fair held on the bank , and on the dry river - bed , of Pērār ( River Nil̥a , River Ponnani , or Bhāratappuḻa ) at Tirunāvāya , southern India . The Hindu temple associated with the festival was Nava Mukunda Temple , Tirunavaya . It seems to have begun as a temple festival , analogous to the Kumbha Melas at Ujjaini , Prayaga , Haridwar and Kumbakonam . </P>
mamangam festival was celebrated on the bank of the river
mamangam festival was celebrated on the bank of the river
Pērār
Pērār