DEVELOPMENT OF VAISHNAVISM IN KUMBAKONAM
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Kumbakonam is the headquarters of a taluk of the same name in the district of Tanjavur and is on the main line of the Southern Railway. It is celebrated city of temples, both Siva and Vishnu. This city has a very long and eventful history. It was known in the past as Tiruk, Kudamukku or Tiru-Kudandai. According to local legends there was a deluge after the Dvaparayuga. The Almighty placed I change of Brahma a pot of nectar and the seeds of creation, and left is adrift in the deluge. The drifting sacred pot finally got stranded at this place. Siva as Kiratamurti, appeared on the scene; and with his arrow pierced the pot and spilt the nectar, which flowed all over. The greater part of it flowed into a tank, now called the Mahamakha tank, where even today a great bathing festival is celebrated once in twelve years.
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R. Renugadevi
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