KUMBAKONAM, INDIA, February 22, 2016 (NDTV): More than 1 million devotees will take a holy dip at the temple tank at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu as part of the grand finale of the Mahamaham festival celebrated once in twelve years. The auspicious time for the dip which is called Theerthavari will between 12 noon and 1 pm. The tank has twenty springs representing all the holy rivers. A dip here believed to be as good as dip in all the holy rivers.
Twenty five thousand police personnel are on duty and four hundred CCTV cameras would keep watch. A fleet of ambulances and first responder bikes are ready to take care of any emergencies. The government has arranged fifty donors to provide free food for devotees at various points. The state administration is also distributing 1.5 million drinking water bottles.