Recently, a few history researchers urged the Kerala government to declare Thirunavaya, in the present-day Malappuram district, a heritage village and protect the historical relics in the area.
About Mamangam-
- Mamangam is a 28-day-long trade festival celebrated once every 12 years on the banks of the Bharathappuzha, also known as Nila.
- Traders from various parts of India and as well as places such as China, Ceylon, Arabia and Europe used to arrive by ship at the Ponnani port and then move to Thirunavaya to participate in the trade fair held on the premises of the Navamukunda temple, believed to be around 5,000 years old now.
- Famous historian MGS Narayanan, compares Mamangam to many such trade fairs held on riverbanks in Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain, Gokarna and Kumbhakonam in medieval India.
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