Mahamagam Festival is celebrated once in twelve years at the temple city of Kumbakonam. It is believed that waters of rivers like Ganga and Yamuna meet in the holy Mahamagam Tank and one can get purified if bath is taken in the tank during the festival. The Mahamagam Festival extends for 10 days and more than 40 lakh people gather at the city on the eve of the festival.
Mahamagam Festival is a holy festival celebrated once in twelve years in Tamil Nadu. Mahamagam Festival, which is held at Kumbakonam, is a bathing ceremony. In this festival all the people come to take bath in Mahamagam Tank. Devotees believe that holy water of rivers like Yamuna and Ganga meet in Mahamagam Tank and the persons who take bath in it can get purified. People from all the corners of the country come at Kumbakonam for the festival. This festival is also called as Kumbamela of South.
Celebration of Mahamagam Festival
The festival is celebrated at Kumbakonam, which is situated at the district of Thanjavur at Tamil Nadu. Kumbakonam is located 275 kilometers from Chennai. The city is also known as temple city as there are numerous temples at Kumbakonam. The city derives its name from Kumbha, which means divine pot.
The Mahamagam Festival in Tamil Nadu takes place for a period of ten days. The festival starts when the moon is
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in collocation with Maham, a constellation and this astronomical placement occurs only once in twelve years.
Mahamagam Festival at Kumbakonam
The festival is held in the Tamil month Masi. The Mahamagam Tank occupies an area of 12 acres and on all the sides of the temple there are walls. There are nine wells in the middle of the tank, which is the site of the meeting of the holy waters. More than 40 lakh people come to attend the pious festival. Chennai Mahamagam festival is commenced by hoisting of flag at Vaishnavite Temple and also other temples of the city.
Reaching Kumbakonam
The city is situated in the south west part of Chennai. The city is well linked by both bus and railways. There are many trains like Cholan Express, Thanjavur Express, Senthu Express, Tirupathi Express, Quilon Express that come from various parts of Tamil Nadu to Kumbakonam. The tourists to Kumbakonam can avail buses run by state transport from Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Chidambaram, Thiruvarur, Tanjore to reach the city.
The airports that are in close proximity to the temple city of Kumbakonam are Chennai and Trichy Airports.
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