Cheyyar River is a river that runs through the Tamil Nadu state of South India. Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... South India is a region of India that includes the entire Indian Peninsula, south of the Vindhya ranges. ...

An ancient temple called Vedapureeswarar temple is situated on the banks of the river. It has the legend that Thirugnana Sambandar, one of the four great saivite saint visited the temple and changed a male palm tree to flower by singing verses in Tamil. Saivite: of Saivism; belonging to Saivism, the Hindu denomination that worships God Siva as the Supreme God. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ...