Kâveri or Cauvery, river in southern India, 760 km (470 mi) long, rising in the Western Ghats mountains. It flows southeast across Karnâtaka and Tamil Nâdu states, entering the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Although of no value for commercial navigation, the Kâveri is highly important for irrigation purposes, chiefly in its Tanjore delta region, where there are extensive irrigation works, ancient and modern. In Karnâtaka the falls of the river are utilized for the generation of electric power. The entire course of the Kâveri is holy ground to the Hindus, who call the river Dakshini Ganga, the Ganges of the South.
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