For the first time a group of Naga Sadhus from the Himalayas and Varanasi have arrived at Kumbakonam to take part in the ongoing Mahamaham festival, known as Kumbh Mela of the south, which takes place once in 12 years.
Clad in loin cloths, the sadhus have built tents on the banks of Veerachozhan river at Govindhapuram near Kumbakonam and are performing homams.
Local people and pilgrims visiting the town for a holy dip have been making a beeline to seek the blessings of the sadhus.
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"Naga Sadhus make public appearance only rarely. They usually participate in the Kumbh Mela at Allahabad. This is the first time they have come down to participate in Mahamaham.They also took part in the three-day All-India Seers Conference which concluded at Kumbakonam on Saturday," said Sathyanarayanan, spokesperson of the Seers conference.
He said the Naga sadhus will take a holy dip in the Mahamaham tank tomorrow and then participate in 'Theerthavari', the most important event of Mahamaham
En route to Kumbakonam, the Naga sadhus visited Rameswaram.
They will be staying at Kumbakonam for some more days.
