Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at
(A) Mathura
(B) Prayag
(C) Varanasi
(D) Tamralipt
Answer: (B) After the Kannauj Assembly was concluded, Hiuen-Tsang was making preparations to go to his home, but Harsha invited him to attend another Assembly at Prayag which he used to hold after every five years on the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna. Five such assemblies had already taken place and this was the sixth Assembly in which Hiuen-Tsang was invited. This ceremony was attended by the kings of eighteen kingdoms and about 5, 00,000 people including Sra manas. Heretics, Nigranthas, the poor, the orphans etc, attended this assembly. The Prayag Assembly is a glorious example of the generosity of Harshavard hand as he gave all his personal wealth and belongings in charity during the assembly.
