Multiple choice general knowledge

In the Ramayana, during the fourteen years of Rama's exile, Bharat did not rule from Ayodhya. What was his temporary capital?

  1. Kalinga

  2. Mathura

  3. Varanasi

  4. Nandigram

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D Correct answer
Explanation

When Rama went into exile, Bharat refused to occupy the throne at Ayodhya. Instead, he established his temporary capital at Nandigram and ruled as Rama's regent, placing Rama's sandals on the throne as a symbol that the kingdom truly belonged to the exiled prince.