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Ancient Indian History UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

The ancient site where the full text of the Mahabharata was delivered orally to a congregation of 60,000 sages is

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Option D: Naimisharanya

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The correct answer is “Naimisharanya”.
The ancient site where the full text of the Mahabharata was delivered orally to a congregation of 60,000 sages is (4) Naimisharanya.

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