A women takes bath on the occasion of the Mahamaham Festival 2016 at the Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, on Feb. 22, 2016. More than 2.75 lakh pilgrims took a dip in the famed tank since midnight on Monday, said local media. Hindus consider this activity on the day of Mahamaham, a Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years, as sacred. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Thousands of people gather to take a dip on the occasion of the Mahamaham Festival 2016 at the Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, on Feb. 22, 2016. More than 2.75 lakh pilgrims took a dip in the famed tank since midnight on Monday, said local media. Hindus consider this activity on the day of Mahamaham, a Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years, as sacred. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Thousands of people gather to take a dip on the occasion of the Mahamaham Festival 2016 at the Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, on Feb. 22, 2016. More than 2.75 lakh pilgrims took a dip in the famed tank since midnight on Monday, said local media. Hindus consider this activity on the day of Mahamaham, a Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years, as sacred. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Thousands of people gather to take a dip on the occasion of the Mahamaham Festival 2016 at the Mahamaham tank in Kumbakonam, southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, on Feb. 22, 2016. More than 2.75 lakh pilgrims took a dip in the famed tank since midnight on Monday, said local media. Hindus consider this activity on the day of Mahamaham, a Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years, as sacred. (Xinhua/Stringer)