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The Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam comes to limelight annually during Masi Magham with thousands of devotees, and once in 12 years as Mahamagham with millions of pilgrims bath the tank. The festival is celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of maasi (February-March) when Jupiter is in the constellation of Leo and Sun is in Aquarius (Khumbha).

The Mahamaham tank is located in the heart of Kumbakonam about 2 km from the Kumbakonam railway station and about 1 km from the Kumbakonam bus station. The tank is considered very sacred. It covers an area of 2.5 hectares. It is said that after the deluge the pot of nectar was broken by Lord Shiva, and this was the spot where the pot was broke. It is also said that all the rivers went to Lord Brahma and cried that they wanted to purify themselves as all people were washing their sins in their water. Lord Brahma advised them to take a bath in the Mahamaham Tank during the Mahamaham. It is said that all sins are washed away when one takes a bath here during the Mahamaham festival.

The tank is surrounded by 16 mandaps and the Lord Kasi Viswanatha temple of Lord Shiva. There are 21 wells inside the tank with each named after different Gods and Rivers. These are submerged during the off-season. During the yearly festival and the Mahamaham the water in the tank is pumped out and the wells become visible. During the off-season, Visitors has walk slowly down the steps leading to the water as the steps are slippery. Visitors can take a circumambulatory path...

Mahamaham tank is one of the largest temple tanks in tamilnadu. It is believed to be that this tank was created by Lord Shiva at the beginning of Kali Yuga in the form of a Hunter who broke a pot containing Holy water and the broken pieces of the pots were formed as different temples like Kasi vishwanathar, Abhimukeshwarar, kambatta vishwanathar, Adhi kumbeshwarar, Nageshwarar, etc. Every year Masimagam festivel is celebrated in this tank at the tamil month of masi ( February or March) and every twelve years once Mahamaham (south Indian kumba mela) festevel is celebrated here. It is believed that at that time all the sacred rivers in India clears their sins here and lot of people from India participate in this festivel to wash...

The tank is believed to be the place where the pot of nectar fell. The annual masi Mahan festival is the most important festival when deities from 12 shiva temples have theerthavari. The mamaham, the once in 12 yr event garners 80 lakh visitors who take a holy dip. Theppam festival of kumbeswarar temple is celebrated in the tank. There are 22 wells inside and 18 mandapams around Mahamaham tank. These were built by Govinda Dikshithar, the minister for three successive kings of the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty. The shrines house a small image of Lingam. They are not open to public and can be viewed during annual...