" Where sacred waters flow, and devotion lights the path of the faithful. "
With the conches that are collected, abhishekam is performed to Lord Vedagiriswarar on the last Monday in the Tamil month of Karthigai. According to the sthalapuranam, Lord Shiva Himself has declared that this tank is the holiest of all.
As per His command, all the sacred waters in India meet here once in 12 years when Guru (Jupiter) enters Kanya rasi (Virgo). The event is celebrated as Sangu Theertha Pushkara Mela the second biggest bathing festival in South India, next to the Maha Makham.
Legend tells of a time when sacred rivers Ambai, Indraputra, Rudra, Cauvery, Pamba, Yamuna, Thamirabarani, and Vaigai quarreled over supremacy. Each claimed to be the holiest. To settle the dispute, they worshiped Lord Vedagireeswarar by bathing in Sangu Theertham.
The Lord appeared and declared that none was superior to the sacred conch that emerged from the tank, used to perform His abhishekam. Humbled, the rivers vowed to bathe in Sangu Theertham every 12 years during Jupiter's transition into Virgo.
During the Sangu Theertha Pushkara Mela, the Lakshadeepam Festival is celebrated. Lakhs of deepams are lit along the steps of Sangu Theertham, streets, houses, and temples illuminating the entire town in divine radiance.
" Where sacred waters flow, and devotion lights the path of the faithful. "
With the conches that are collected, abhishekam is performed to Lord Vedagiriswarar on the last Monday in the Tamil month of Karthigai. According to the sthalapuranam, Lord Shiva Himself has declared that this tank is the holiest of all.
As per His command, all the sacred waters in India meet here once in 12 years when Guru (Jupiter) enters Kanya rasi (Virgo). The event is celebrated as Sangu Theertha Pushkara Mela the second biggest bathing festival in South India, next to the Maha Makham.
Legend tells of a time when sacred rivers Ambai, Indraputra, Rudra, Cauvery, Pamba, Yamuna, Thamirabarani, and Vaigai quarreled over supremacy. Each claimed to be the holiest. To settle the dispute, they worshiped Lord Vedagireeswarar by bathing in Sangu Theertham.
The Lord appeared and declared that none was superior to the sacred conch that emerged from the tank, used to perform His abhishekam. Humbled, the rivers vowed to bathe in Sangu Theertham every 12 years during Jupiter's transition into Virgo.
During the Sangu Theertha Pushkara Mela, the Lakshadeepam Festival is celebrated. Lakhs of deepams are lit along the steps of Sangu Theertham.
