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Then
began Lord Siva's part. Assuming the form of hunter, He broke the
Kumbha with an arrow. The Amrit that fell from the pot spread out on
the ground extending to 10 miles. But at two places it stagnated and
became the most sacred thirthas possessing great powers. One was the
Mahamaha thirtha and the other Pottramarakkulam. Many thirthas
emerged from the places, where drops of Amrit fell. Later a
Sivalinga was made out of the broken pieces of the Kumbha, and He
installed it at the same place where He found. It is the very same
Sivalinga that is adored at Kumbheswarar Tirukkovil today. The place
became very famous due to the stopping of Kumbha at this place and
it is named after it by the Lord Himself. As Siva, the presiding
deity started showering blessings lavishly on his bhakthas, it
-became one of the premier pilgrimage centres of India. With the
passage of time, many more miracles happened in this land, making it
all the more popular and famous for granting boons by gods,
installed in several temples that came up from time to time.
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