The Cauvery River (also spelled Kaveri or Kavery) is one of the great sacred rivers of India. It rises in the Western Ghats range of Karnataka state, and flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Its waters have supported irrigated agriculture for centuries, and the Cauvery has been the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern cities of South India. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... The Bay of Bengal is a bay that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ...

Its source is around 5,000 feet above sea level at Talacauvery in the Western Ghats near Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) District of Karnataka. Talacauvery is a famous pligrimage and tourist spot set amidst Bramahagiri Hills. At the source of the River there is a temple where every year on the specified day known as Tula sankramana, thousands flock to see the divine sight of the river water gushing out like a fountain at a predetermined time. It flows generally south and east for around 765 km, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Its basin is estimated to be 27,700 square miles, and it has many tributaries including Shimsa, Hemavathi, Arkavathi, Kapila, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Theertha, Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyil and Amaravathy. Madikeri is the principal town of the district of Kodagu, in Karnataka state, southern India. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... The Kabini or Kabani is a river of southern India. ... The Bhavani is a river of southern India, a tributary of the Kaveri. ... The Amaravathy River is a tributary of Cauvery River in southern India. ...

The Cauvery is known to devout Hindus as Dakshina Ganga, or the Ganges of the south, and the whole of its course is holy ground. According to the legend there was once born upon earth a girl named Vishnumaya or Lopamudra, the daughter of Brahma; but her divine father permitted her to be regarded as the child of a mortal, called Kavera-muni. In order to obtain beatitude for her adoptive father, she resolved to become a river whose waters should purify from all sin. Hence it is that even the holy Ganges resorts underground once in the year to the source of the Cauvery, to purge herself from the pollution contracted from the crowd of sinners who have bathed in her waters. A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of Bharat (India). ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ... Brahma, the Creator, is depicted with four heads, each reciting one of the four Vedas. ...

The river forms three islands, Srirangapatna and Shivanasamudram in Karnataka and Srirangam in Tamil Nadu. All the three islands have strong Vaishnavite presence, with sculptures of Lord Vishnu in a reclining posture on the legendary seven-headed Serpent as the celestial bed (Sheshashayana). These three temples are known as 'Adi Ranga', 'Madya Ranga' and 'Anthya Ranga'. Ranganatha Temple Srirangapatna (British called it Seringapatam) is a small town, 13 km from Mysore in southern India. ... Shivanasamudram Shivanasamudram is a waterfall in southern Karnataka, Malavalli taluk, Mysore District. ... Srirangam (also Thiruvarangam) is a small town in south India adjoining Tiruchirapalli. ... Vaishnavites are followers of Vaishnavism in which Vishnu or His avatars are worshipped as the supreme God. ...

At Sivasamudram island the river drops 320 ft (98 m), forming famous falls known as Gagan chukki and Bara Chukki. On the left falls is India's first hydroelectric plant (built in 1902) and the city of Bangalore when it was electrified in 1906, was the first city in Asia to get electric power and to have electric street lights. Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Bangalore (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು in Kannada) is the capital and largest city of the state of Karnataka in India. ...

In its course through Karnataka the channel is interrupted by twelve anicuts or dams for the purpose of irrigation. From the anicut at Madadkatte, an artificial channel is led to a distance of 72 miles, irrigating an area of 10,000 acres (40 km²), and ultimately bringing a water-supply into the town of Mysore. Near Sriranagapatna, there is an ancient aqueduct, the Bangara Doddi Nala, which was constructed by the Wodeyar Ruler Ranadhira Kanteerva in memory of his favorite consort. It is said to be the only aqueduct where the water from the very same river, dammed upstream, is carried by the aqueduct over the very same river few miles downstream. This acqueduct also served as a motorable bridge till 1964. There are many ancient and modern canals jotting all along the river path for irrigational purposes. It also serves as the main drinking water source for many towns and villages. The cities of Bangalore and Mysore depend almost entirely on Cauvery for their drinking water supply. Large dams were constructed across the river for irrigation at Krishna Raja Sagar in Karnataka and at Mettur in Tamil Nadu. Sharing the river water has been a major bone of contention between the farmers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for well over a century, and remains unresolved. The Wodeyar dynasty (also spelt as Wadiyar-by the British and the Royal family members themselves and also as Odeyar by some) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1399 to 1947, until the independence of India from British rule and the subsequent unification of... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Brindavan Gardens Krishna Raja Sagar is a dam built across Kaveri River, near Mysore in southern Indias Karnataka state. ... Mettur is a small town in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India. ...

After entering Tamil Nadu, the Cauvery forms the boundary between the Erode and Salem districts. The Bhavani River joins the Cauvery at the town of Bhavani, where the Sangameswarar Temple, an important pilgrimage spot in southern India, was built at the confluence of the two rivers. The Amaravathy River joins the cauvery at a place called Thirumukkoodaloor near karur.Sweeping past the historic rock of Tiruchirapalli, it breaks at the island of Srirangam into two channels, which enclose between them the delta of Thanjavur (Tanjore), the garden of South India. The northern channel is called the Coleroon (Kolidam); the other preserves the name of Cauvery, and empties into the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar, a few hundred miles south of Chennai (Madras). On the seaward face of its delta are the seaports of Nagapattinam and Karikal. Irrigation works have been constructed in the delta for over 2000 years. The most ancient surviving irrigation work is the Grand Anicut or Kallanai, a massive dam of unhewn stone, 329 meters (1080 feet) long and 20 meters (60 feet) wide, across the stream of the Cauvery proper. It is attributed to the Chola king Karikalan, and is supposed to date back to the 2nd century. The dam is still in excellent repair, and supplied a model to later engineers. The area irrigated by the ancient system was 69,000 acres (280 km²), which by the early 20th century had been increased to about 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km²). The chief 19th century work is the anicut across the Coleroon, 2250 ft. long, constructed by Sir Arthur Cotton between 1836 and 1838. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Salem is the 5th largest city of Tamil Nadu located in the central part of the southern most state of India. ... The Bhavani is a river of southern India, a tributary of the Kaveri. ... Bhavani is a town in Erode District of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... The Amaravathy River is a tributary of Cauvery River in southern India. ... Karur is a city and district in Tamil Nadu state of south India. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelt Tiruchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Cauvery River, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore, is a city in Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... The Coleroon is a river in southeastern India. ... Poompuhar is a town in the southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest city. ... Nagapattinam (also formerly known as Negapatam) is a small city of about a 100,000 population located in Coastal Tamil Nadu state in India. ... Categories: India geography stubs | Pondicherry | Cities and towns in India ... The Kallanai (Tamil kall - stone, anai- bund), also known as the Grand Anicut, is is an ancient dam in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... Karikalan was the first Chola king who was very famous for his valour and his justice. ... (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton (15 May 1803 Oxford – 25 July 1899 Dorking) was a British general and irrigation engineer. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Points of interest

• Srirangapatna
• Shivanasamudram
• Krishna Raja Sagar
• Hogenakkal Falls (meaning "smoking rock"): The spray of the river hitting the rocks is so fine that it appears like smoke
• Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)
• Srirangam
• Karur

Ranganatha Temple Srirangapatna (British called it Seringapatam) is a small town, 13 km from Mysore in southern India. ... Shivanasamudram Shivanasamudram is a waterfall in southern Karnataka, Malavalli taluk, Mysore District. ... The Brindavan Gardens Krishna Raja Sagar is a dam built across Kaveri River, near Mysore in southern Indias Karnataka state. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelt Tiruchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Cauvery River, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Srirangam (also Thiruvarangam) is a small town in south India adjoining Tiruchirapalli. ... Karur is a city and district in Tamil Nadu state of south India. ...

External link

• cauvery.com