The
Kaveri (sometimes written as
Cauvery) is one of the major
rivers of southern
India. It arises from hill streams in the
Western Ghats of
Coorg. The temple at
Talakaveri[?] is traditionally considered as the point of origin of this river. The Kaveri flows west to east through the South Indian states of
Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu before emptying into the
Bay of Bengal.
The Kaveri river is the locus of a water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. That dispute is complicated by, and mirrors, political issues of resentment and one-up-manship between the peoples of the two states.