Sagara Sangamam Tamilyogi -

According to the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, and the Puranas, the Sagara dynasty's king, Sagara, performed a grand Ashwamedha Yajna (a horse sacrifice ritual) to demonstrate his power and empire. However, the sage, Kapila, was disturbed by the sacrificial rituals and, in his divine wrath, reduced the 60,000 sons of Sagara to ashes.

Bhagiratha, Sagara's grandson, undertook a severe penance to please Lord Shiva, who eventually agreed to help him. Shiva tied the Ganga River to his locks, allowing her to flow to Earth. When Ganga descended to Earth, she flowed through the locks of Shiva, and then Bhagiratha guided her to the spot where the ashes of his ancestors lay. sagara sangamam tamilyogi

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