Cauvery
Karnataka Tamil waterway
Cauvery is a major river in southern India, flowing from Karnataka through Tamil Nadu to the Bay of Bengal.
Sacred in Hinduism, it supports millions through irrigation and is the subject of long-running water-sharing disputes between the two states.
Also spelled Kaveri.
South Indian state
- Tamil NaduSouth Indian state
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- South IndiaSubcontinent's southern states
- MysoreKarnataka city, former capital
drainage · catchment · downstream · upstream
Stream entering larger river
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
confluence · estuary · rapids · island · sandbank · meander · floodplain · source
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- granaryBuilding for storing cereals
- canalDug water passage
dam · reservoir · farming · cultivation · sugarcane · banana · coconut · fertile
Religious journey to shrine
- templeSacred worship structure
- holyDedicated to the divine
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
ritual · festival · purification · devotion · mythology · blessing · sanctity · Brahma
Judicial decision-making body
- interstateBetween political regions
- allocationDistribution of shares
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- verdictOfficial court decision
litigation · agreement · quota · deficit · monsoon · shortage · protest · politics
Karnataka
South Indian state
- Tamil NaduSouth Indian state
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- South IndiaSubcontinent's southern states
Mysore · drainage · catchment · downstream · upstream
tributary
Stream entering larger river
waterfall · confluence · estuary · rapids · island · sandbank · meander · floodplain · source · mouth
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
canal · dam · reservoir · farming · cultivation · sugarcane · banana · coconut · fertile · harvest
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
bathing · ritual · festival · purification · devotion · mythology · blessing · sanctity · Brahma · origin
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- interstateBetween political regions
- allocationDistribution of shares
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
verdict · litigation · agreement · quota · deficit · monsoon · shortage · protest · politics · Supreme Court
- Asian WatersYangtze, Mekong, Ganges, Indus, Yellow River
- Indian RiversKrishna, Kali
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
riverside, riverbank, riverbed, riverboat, riverfront, riverbanks, riverine, riverscape, rivieras