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Mahamaham, also known as Mahamagham or Mamangam, is a Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years in the Mahamaham tank located in the South Indian town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. This 20-acre square tank surrounded by Shiva mandapams is believed by Tamil Hindus to be ancient, and the holy confluence of nine Indian river goddesses: Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Kaveri, and Sarayu, states Diana Eck – a professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies. On the day of the Mahamaham festival, the river goddesses and Shiva gather here to rejuvenate their waters, according to a legend in the Periya Purana.
The Hindus consider taking a pilgrimage and holy dip at the Mahamaham tirtha on the day of Mahamaham festival as sacred. The event attracts chariot processions, street fairs and classical dance performances in temple mandapas. The 12-year cycle Mahamaham festival in Tamil Nadu is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Magha, and is a symbolic equivalent of the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, Uttar Pradesh.
The Mahamaham festival – also referred to as the Maha Magam festival – and the holy dip tradition of the South Indian Hindus was documented by the British colonial era writers in the 19th-century. The last Mahamaham was celebrated on February 22, 2016 with over a million[citation needed] people from various places taking the holy dip in the Mahamaham tank. The festival with its dip-in-the-tank-waters tradition extends over 10 days (Brahmothsavam). The 10-day festivities are also observed with lesser crowds in the Magha month (about February) every year between the 12-year Maha (major) cycle. In the interim years, the event is called the Masi-maham festival.
South India is a region that is spread with spectacular temples, forts and beautiful monuments galore that stand as a result of many powerful dynasties that ruled over these lands. Culturally rich South India celebrates its spirituality by celebrating festivals in various forms. Some of these festivals are exclusive for the particular region, while the other festivals, like Mysore Dasara, are celebrated with so much grandeur that they have become almost synonymous with the place. Read about these 6 important festivals of South India. Each and every festival in South India has a long history and unique origin, which enhances its value and tremendous importance. Being religious or secular in nature, every South Indian Festival has a deep meaning, often connected with the lessons of life and happiness.
