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Bhagavath Padithurai in Kumbakonam is one of the bathing ghats in Cauvery (Kavery) River. During the Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival, thousands of Hindu pilgrims take holy dip at this Ghat.
Kavery river has special significance in Hindu religious rituals and practices. Bhagavath Padithurai Ghat is at the heart of the temple town of Kumbakonam and hence is the most important bathing Ghat in Kumbakonam. It is believed that a bath in this ghat washes away all the sins of the person and makes his body and mind pure.