CHENNAI, INDIA, February 27, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): The small temple town of Kumbakonam in the heart of the Cauvery delta must be now taking a deep breath of relief after having peacefully hosted a spectacular Mahamaham-2016, South’s own Kumbh that is once-in-a-12-year-wonder, a place revered in traditional narratives as Bhaskara Kshetram (Sun God’s abode).
As the Theerthavari Utsav unfolded at the appointed hour on February 22 in two parallel scenarios, – one for the principal deities of the 12 major Shiva shrines at the Mahamaham tank and another for the deities of the five main Vishnu temples on the banks of the Cauvery, – they were witnessed by several hundred thousand people who waited for the celestial bathing to get over before they could have a dip in the waters.