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River Goddess · Goddess of the Kaveri River

Kaveri

कावेरी
Also known as: Ponni, Dakshina Ganga

About

Goddess personifying the Kaveri River in South India. Considered the Ganga of the South. Associated with fertility, agriculture, and the prosperity of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Attributes

FertilityProsperityPurityFlowing

Symbols

WaterLotusFish
Consort
Agastya (in some traditions)

Associated Mantras

Om Kāverīyai namaḥ
Kaveri Stotram

Festivals

Kaveri PushkaramKaveri Sankramana

Scriptures

PuranasKaveri Mahatmya

Regions Worshipped

Tamil NaduKarnatakaKerala

Iconography

Fair-complexioned goddess seated on a lotus or fish. Holds water vessel and flowers. Often depicted with a pot of grains symbolizing fertility.