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[[File:Potramarai1.jpg|thumb|Potramarai Tank]]
'''Potramarai Tank''' is situated at [[Kumbakonam]] in the [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

==Location==
After [[Pralaya]], of the two holy tanks that came into existence in Kumbakonam one was Potramarai tank. As [[Lakshmi|Thirumagal]] came from 'golden lotus', Potramarai in Tamil, this tank is called as Potramarai tank.<ref>டாக்டர் இராசு பவுன்துரை, கும்பகோணம் மகாமகத்திருவிழா, தமிழர் மரபு மையம், தஞ்சாவூர், 1991</ref> In Kumbakonam, this is considered very sacred, the first being the [[Mahamaham tank, Kumbakonam|Mahamaham tank]]. This tank belonged to [[Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam|Sarangapani temple]]. The tank has walls on all its four sides.<ref name="sc">[http://www.supremeclassifieds.com/places/?sgs=6&sT=2 அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ சாரங்கபாணி திருக்கோயில்]</ref> Once writers used to mingle on the banks of the tank.<ref>[http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88/article8182208.ece மகாமக திருவிழா என்ற நீர்மேலாண்மை திருநாள்: படைப்பாளிகளின் சரணாலயமாக விளங்கிய குளக்கரை, தி இந்து, 2 பிப்ரவரி 2016]</ref>

==Holy water bodies==
Potramarai tank, [[Kaveri|Cavuery]] and [[Arasalar River|Arasalar]] are considered as the sacred water bodies of the Sarangapani Temple. By this way this temple gets importance.<ref name="kt">ஸ்ரீகோமளவல்லித்தாயார் ஸ்ரீசார்ங்கபாணி ஸ்வாமி திருக்கோயில் தல வரலாறு, கும்பகோணம்</ref>

==[[Mahamaham]] connection==
The 12-year cycle Mahamaham festival in Tamil Nadu is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Magha. On the day of Masi Maham, devotees in large numbers come to Kumbakonam and take a bath in Mahamaham tank, the tank which is considered sacred as nine sacred rivers of India such as [[Ganges]], [[Kaveri]], [[Yamuna]], [[Sarasvati River|Sarasvati]], [[Godavari River|Godavari]], [[Narmada River|Narmada]], [[Krishna River|Krishna]], [[Indus River|Sindhu]] and Sarayu mingle in Mahamaham tank. After having a bath, next they come to Potramarai tank and then to Cauvery.<ref name="kt"/>

==Tradition==
The sage Hemarishi did penance for getting [[Lakshmi]] as his daughter. His prayer was answered and Lakshmi appeared as a child in Potramarai tank. As part of [[Amrita]], the nectar halted in this place and the goddess, as child appeared here, this place is considered very important. The nine rivers mingle at Mahamaham tank and get rid of their sins. It is believed that taking a bath at that time in Potramarai tank will give [[Punya (Hinduism)]] to the devotees, as the nine rivers had sacred bath at Potramarai Tank after Mahamaham Tank, those come to Mahamaham are doing so.<ref name="sc"/><ref>[http://kungumam.co.in/APArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4662&id1=94&id2=0&issue=20180716 ஆன்மீகம், மங்கள வாழ்வு அருளும் மங்களாம்பிகை]</ref>

==2016 Mahamaham==
During [[2016 Mahamaham]] this tank was filled with water for having bath for Mahamaham.<ref>[http://tamil.thehindu.com/tamilnadu/50-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81/article8205669.ece 50 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு பொற்றாமரைக் குளத்தில் காவிரி நீர்: மகாமகக் குளத்தில் சோதனை அடிப்படையில் தண்ணீர் திறப்பு, தி இந்து, 7 பிப்ரவரி 2016]</ref> Trial for Tirttavari was held on 6 February 2016.<ref>[http://www.dinakaran.com/Aanmeegam_Detail.asp?Nid=11398&cat=3?Nid=11398 குடந்தையில் மகாமகம் விழா 13ல் துவக்கம், தினகரன், 6 பிப்ரவரி 2016]</ref> For Shiva temples it was held on 22 February 2016 between 12.00 noon and 1.30 p.m. in Mahamaham Tank. For five Vishnu temples it was held on the banks of [[Kaveri]]. Those five temples are [[Sarangapani Temple]], [[Chakrapani Temple, Kumbakonam|Chakrapani Temple]], [[Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam|Ramaswamy Temple]], [[Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam|Rajagopalaswamy Temple]], and Varahaperumal Temple.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/the-legend-behind-the-mahamagham-festival/article8253049.ece | title=The 12 year wait for a dip | newspaper=The Hindu | date=18 February 2016 | first=S. | last=Prabhu | accessdate=23 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2016/02/10/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8/article3269199.eceமகாமக விழா: குடந்தையில் பிஎஸ்என்எல் சார்பில் வைஃபை, ஹாட் ஸ்பாட் வசதி அறிமுகம், தினமணி, 10 பிப்ரவரி 2016]</ref>

==References==
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==Photogallery==
===Potramarai Tank===
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===Devotees taking bath during [[2016 Mahamaham]]===
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[[Category:Temple tanks in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Hindu pilgrimage sites in India]]
[[Category:Kumbakonam]]

Potramarai Tank, Kumbakonam - Revision history

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