Kaveri Theerthodbhava 2024 saw thousands gather at Talakaveri for the divine emergence of the River Kaveri. The event, marked by spiritual rituals and the overflowing KRS Dam in Mandya, was a ...

Kaveri Thula Kattam also hosts the Kaveri Pushkaram -- a festival held every 144 years, which was last held in 2017. ... "The inflow to Mettur dam is slowly on the rise.

Another example of ancient water engineering is the anai or check dam. The Kallanai, or the Grand Anicut, is a weir built on the Kaveri near Tiruchirappalli by Karikaal Cholan in the second century.

Mettur Dam is also built across the Kaveri river (Did you know Kaveri is spelt Cauvery in English?). This oldest dam of India is also popular as a south Indian tourist destination with the nearby park ...