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Consider the following statements
1. At Puhar off Kaveripattanam, a great-festival described vividly by Sangam epics, was held in honour of Lord Indra.
2. The Goddess Kannagi of Sangam Age was the Goddess of Chastity.
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Only 1
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Neither 1 nor 2
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Solution

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2
As per the Sangam Epics, the hunters of the hill tracts worshipped Murugan as the God of the hillock. Indra, god of Marudam, was worshipped by the agriculturists. There was a special festival instituted in Puhar in honour of Indra. Gajabahu I of Sri Lanka who was present on the occasion of the installation of a temple to Kannagi the goddess of chastity, by the Chera king Senguttuvan.

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