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The yearly ‘Masimagam’ festival of Saivaite and Vaishnavite temples astatine Kumbakonam volition commence during the 3rd week of this period and culminate connected March 2.
As per the customized and practice, the 10-day yearly festival volition commence connected February 21 astatine Saivaite temples and connected February 22 astatine Vaishnavite temples. While the car festival of Sri Aadhikumbeswarar temple volition beryllium held connected February 28, the car festival of Sri Kasiviswanathar, Sri Abimukeswarar, and Sri Gauthameswarar temples volition beryllium held connected March 1 evening wherein the decorated idols of Lord Siva mounted connected the woody cars volition beryllium pulled on the banks of ‘mahamagam’ tank.
While the yearly festival astatine Saivaite temples volition travel to an extremity connected the ‘masimagam’ time (March 2) with ‘theerthavari’ astatine the ‘mahamagam’ vessel astir noon, the yearly festival astatine Chakarapani temple volition culminate with ‘car festival’ connected March 2 greeting and of the Sarangapani temple with the interval festival astatine “Potramarai Kulam” connected March 2 night.
On the ‘masimagam’ day, devotees volition beryllium allowed to instrumentality beatified dip astatine the ‘mahamagam’ vessel from 5 a.m. onwards, according to authoritative sources.
