महामहम

Once-in-12-years grand bathing festival at Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Believed that all sacred rivers unite in the tank during this event. Attended by millions; next occurrence 2028. Ancient tradition with Sangam-era references.

1. RecurrenceRecurrence rule recorded but not yet typed · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Mahamahamtextual
4. Name (hin/Deva)महामहमtextual
5. Name (tam/Taml)மகாமகம்textual
6. Name (tel/Telu)మహామఘంtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ಮಹಾಮಘಂtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)മഹാമഘംtextual
9. Observed at109 templescommunity attested

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• And 97 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnMahamahamOnce-in-12-years grand bathing festival at Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Believed that all sacred rivers unite in the tank during this event. Attended by millions; next occurrence 2028. Ancient tradition with Sangam-era references.
• hin / Devaमहामहमतमिलनाडु के कुम्भकोणम में 12 वर्षों में एक बार महामहम के दिन पवित्र स्नान का महापर्व।
• tam / Tamlமகாமகம்கும்பகோணத்தில் 12 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு ஒரு முறை நடைபெறும் மகாமகம் திருவிழா — தமிழகத்தின் மகாகும்பமேளம்.
• tel / Teluమహామఘం
• kan / Kndaಮಹಾಮಘಂ
• mal / Mlymമഹാമഘം

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