Thousands of devotees today took holy dip at Triumakudali Narasipura
about 35 km from here, where Cauvery and Kabini and mythical Spatika
sarovar meet, as part of the ninth Kumbh Mela.
The event is
dubbed as the Kumbh Mela of the south as large number of devotees
perform rituals were held at Triveni Sangam. Spatika, a rivulet also
known as Gutapa Gamini.
The south kumbha mela, meant to
provide an opportunity to the devoute who may not be able to have a holy
dip at Allahabad where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati meet is
held every year.
The event this year was held in the presence of
Suttur math seer Sri Shivarathi Deshikendra swamy, newly nominated seer
of Adichunchanagiri math 
Sri Nirmalanandanath swami and Sri
Shivanandapuri swamy of Kaginele Kanakaguru Peeta.
Sri Nirmalanandanath swami and Sri
Shivanandapuri swamy of Kaginele Kanakaguru Peeta.
The venue of the special event was an island to which a walkway of sand bas has been created. Others take the coracles.
Barricades have been erected around the deeper areas of the river, a result of excessive sand mining.
The district administration has also deputed locally selected expert
swimmers as life guards, who stood guard on the banks to tackle any
untoward incidents.
Devotees took a holy dip in the
'sangama', offering prayers at the Agasthyeswara, Bhiksheswara and Sri
Gunja Nanrasima Swamy temples around the places.
Source: Agency
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