Kaveri Pushkaram

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[[File:Major Rivers in India.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Course of the River through the [[South Indian]] Peninsula]]
'''Kaveri Pushkaram''' is a festival of [[Kaveri|River Kaveri]] that normally occurs once in 12 years.

[[File:Sunrise Cauvery.jpg|thumb|Sunrise in Thula Ghat-Kaveri Mayiladuthurai]]

== Mayiladuthurai ==

[[File:Mayiladuthuraipuskharam1.jpg|left|thumb|Mayiladuthurai is getting ready for Pushkaram]]

Mayiladuthurai (mayil-aadum-thurai which means “a place where peacock dances” ) is a town in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. The town is located at a distance of 281 km (175 mi) from the state capital Chennai. Mayiladuthurai is known for the [[Mayuranathaswami_Temple,_Mayiladuthurai|Mayuranathaswami Temple]], a prominent Shaivite shrine and [[Parimala_Ranganatha_Perumal_temple|Parimala Ranganathar Temple]], one of the 108 Divya Desams.

Maha Pushkaram was celebrated with grandeur in [[Mayiladuthurai]] from 12 September – 24 September 2017. As the configuration and alignment of stars happen once in 144 years, the devotees throng the Thula ghat to have a holy dip. Veda Parayanam, Homam, Maha Yagnam, cultural activities such as music, traditional dances, spiritual discourses, Annadhanam, and pithru tharpanam are organized during festival days. A permanent tank with concrete flooring and one foot of sand amidst the river to hold water was set up. The Kanchi acharyas and other prominent Mutt heads have come to grace the occasion at Mayilduthurai.<ref> [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mayiladuthurai-ready-for-cauvery-maha-pushkaram/article19656872.ece Mayiladuthurai ready for Cauvery Maha Pushkaram, The Hindu, 11 September 2017]</ref><ref> [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/cauvery-maha-pushkaram-devotees-take-holy-dip/article19674955.ece Cauvery Maha Pushkaram: devotees take holy dip, The Hindu, 13 September 2017]</ref>

[[File:Cauvery Arathi.jpg|thumb|Kaveri Arathi in Thula Ghat]]
[[File:Pushkaram2.jpg|thumb|Lamps in Kaveri-Thula Ghat]]

== Events in Thula Ghat==
The main event is at the Thula Kattam in Mayiladuthurai on the Cauvery, thousands of devotees sprinkled the holy water from the specially crafted tank readied as part of the Maha Pushkaram efforts. The Thula Kattam was renovated at a cost of ₹3 crore and the 12 sacred wells(built during medieval chola period) in the Thula Kattam also underwent a major revival. An idol of Kaveri matha was installed in the shores of river and poojas are being performed as part of this celebration

Early on day one, yagasala poojas were carried out at the Mangala Vinayakar shrine at the Vadapal Karai and Kanchi Acharyas Sri Jayendra Saraswathi and Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigals along with Dharmapuram and Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam pontiffs poured the sanctified waters at the yagasala on to River Cauvery.

The processional deities of Sri Mayuranatha Swamy, Sri Ayyarappar, Sri Kasi Viswanathar, Sri Vatharanyeswarar arrived at the banks of the Thula Kattam and soon after, abishekam was performed for the Astra Devars of those deities even as the Mutt heads took a holy dip to mark the commencement of the Cauvery Maha Pushkaram. The devotees followed the pontiffs in participating in the event.

== Other places ==
Apart from Mayiladuthurai, the festival is held in [[Srirangam]].<ref> [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/srirangam-gets-ready-for-maha-pushkaram/article19656871.ece, Srirangam gets ready for Maha Pushkaram, The Hindu, 11 September 2017]</ref><ref> [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/festivities-begin-in-srirangam/article19674284.ece, Festivities begin in Srirangam, The Hindu, 13 September 2017]</ref> It is also conducted along the course of the river at [[Talakaveri]], [[Hogenakkal (village)|Hogenakkal]], Bhavani Kooduthurai, [[Mettur]], [[Kodumudi]], Kokkarayanpettai at [[Tiruchengode]], [[Karur]], [[Paramathi Velur (Namakkal district)|Paramathi Velur]], Thirueengoimalai, Nerur, [[Kulithalai]], [[Thirupparaithurai]], [[Kallanai Dam|Grand Anicut]], [[Thirukkattupalli]], [[Thiruvaiyaru]], [[Kumbakonam]], Kuttalam and [[Puhar, Nagapattinam|Poompuhar]].<ref> [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-maha-pushkaram-begins-today/article19666868.ece Cauvery Maha Pushkaram begins today, The Hindu, 12 September 2017]</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Kumbh Mela]]
*[[Godavari Maha Pushkaram|Godavari Pushkaram]]
*[[Krishna Pushkaram]]
*[[Pushkaram]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.myoksha.com/kaveri-pushkaralu-2017/ Free Helpline for Kaveri Pushkar Devotees]
*[https://www.quora.com/In-which-place-will-Kaveri-Pushkaram-be-held In which place will Kaveri Pushkaram will be held? Quora, 23 July 2017]

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[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]
[[Category:Water and Hinduism]]
[[Category:Hindu festivals]]
[[Category:Religious tourism in India]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimages]]
[[Category:Kaveri River]]

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