Kāverī source — Talakāverī
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Kāverī source — Talakāverī

Kāverī — the sacred Tamil-Kannada river source

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 3
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Puranic period attested; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); Tula sankramana pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

Kāverī source — Talakāverī

Tradition

Hindu / Shakta

Location

  • Talakaveri, Kodagu, Karnataka (12.3833°N, 75.4833°E)

Sacred Narrative

Talakāverī — the source of the Kāverī river in the Brahmagiri range of Kodagu (Coorg). The sacred spring is 5,600 ft altitude. On the Tulā saṅkramaṇa (October 17/18), the goddess Kāverī is said to emerge from the spring — the "Tīrtodbhava" — drawing half a million pilgrims. The river flows 805 km through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, ending at Poompuhar on the Bay of Bengal. Tamil tradition calls Kāverī "Ponni" (golden).

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