Q. Kollam Era or Malayalam Era began in _?
Solution:
Kollam Era (also known as Malayalam Era or Kollavarsham or Malayalam Calendar or Malabar Era) is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Kerala, India.
The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 CE (Pothu Varsham) at Kollam(Quilon).
The first month of the kollam Era – Chingam
Last month of the kollam Era – Karkitakam
Rajasekhara Varman, the king of Kulasekhara started Kollam Era.
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