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No drinking water left even at the birthplace of Cauvery


Mangalore Today News Network

Madikeri, April 25, 2016: The irony can’t be harsher. Talakaveri, the birthplace of the Cauvery river, has no drinking water left.The open well in Bhagamandala vil lage has dried up, causing hardship to pilgrims and residents alike.


talacauvery If the situation continues, residents say, priests at the temple will be forced to fetch water from the holy pond - something done only during Teerthodbhava, an annual occurrence in which the goddess Cauvery is believed to emerge from a tiny pond in the form of a holy spring.

Kodagu district, known for its cool weather, has this year recorded a high of 30 degrees Celsius.

The Malnad region is reeling under the impact of the drought.


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