Maasi Magam 2026 மாசி மகம்

The day in the Tamil calendar

Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.

About the festival

Maasi Magam is a festival of ritual bathing held in the Tamil month of Maasi (February-March).^1,2

Processional images of deities from many temples are carried to the sea, rivers or temple tanks for a ceremonial immersion known as theerthavari, and devotees bathe at the same time.^1,2,3

At Kumbakonam, deities from several temples are brought to the Mahamaham tank, where tens of thousands of devotees bathe.^1,3

In Puducherry, deities from many shrines in the Union Territory and neighbouring Tamil Nadu districts are placed on the seashore at Vaithikuppam for worship after their immersion in the sea.²

When it falls: Maasi Magam falls in the Tamil month of Maasi on the day of the Magam (Magha) nakshatra, which coincides with the full moon; some sources describe it simply as the full-moon day of Maasi.^1,2

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Mahamaham
2. theprint.in
3. deccanchronicle.com

Maasi Magam in other years