Tamil People Devoutly Welcome Goddess Kaveri

Kushalnagar, Aug. 4: The emotional scenes of the people of Kodagu welcoming Goddess Amma with devotion and love as the Kaveri, filled with rain from the rains that fell in their hometown, was flowing in the river in Tamil Nadu. These are heart-wrenching scenes that cannot be mistaken for those who are polluting rivers everywhere. It is a common thing for the people of Tamil Nadu, who grow three crops annually, to wait for the rains to pour in the original Kaveri.

The Kaveri, which is the lifeblood of crores of people and livestock, originates in Kodagu district and flows in full flow before crossing the Kannambadi dam and joining the Mettur reservoir in Tamil Nadu.

Then, it is stored in the Kallanai Grand Dam, a dam built on the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu in 1931, and is used for agricultural activities in most parts of the country.

The people there say that it is almost rare to see water flowing in the riverbed below this dam. When it rains heavily in Kodagu, the source of the Cauvery, the people there emotionally welcome Goddess Kaveramma.

When additional water flows into Tamil Nadu due to heavy rains in the Cauvery basin areas, the people there come out of their homes and wait in the riverbed and collectively welcome Goddess Kaveramma with cheers.

Only when there is heavy rain in the Kodagu district, additional water flows into the riverbed of that area and when the water flows in the river, the farmers and citizens of that area consider the Cauvery as their *mother*.. To this extent, worshipping the river and welcoming it is a continuous practice, says Vasu Ramachandran, coordinator of the Anai Cauvery River Trust.

It is common for the people of the area to engage in continuous puja programs so that the original Cauvery will receive the usual amount of rain.

People of Trichy, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Kaveri call the Cauvery as Amma.

When there is a shortage of water in the river, they pour water from a borewell into the dried up river and perform special Parjanya Japa Puja to pray collectively so that the water will flow in the river for all the days of the year.

When the water starts flowing in the river, the people of the area say that the real Kaaveramma has arrived and worship her with royal dignity. These scenes can be seen circulating widely on social media.

The children living in the area of ​​the riverbank express as much joy as they would have seen their mother when they see Kaaveramma, expressing the concern of the people of that area for the Cauvery and the emotional connection between the river and the land. The land, rivers and streams are not objects of enjoyment. They should be worshipped like a mother. These people of Tamil Nadu, who believe that Mother protects us, have set an example in making every citizen of the Cauvery river basin, from Talakaveri confluence to Samudrasangama, aware of the value of every drop of water.

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