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01) Why Ganesha Has Elephant Face
02) Intelligent Ganesha
03 Gokarna Mahabaleshwar
04) Moon Punishes Ganesha
05) Why Ganesha Has A Broken Tusk
06) Ganesha And River Cauveri
07) Ganesha And The Proud Kubera
08) Parvati & Ganesha
09) Ganesha Kills Gajamugasuram
10) Ganesha,Murugan & Vallinayaki
11) Ganesha Kills Demon Durasadan
12) Ganesha Writes Mahabharatam
13) Ganesha Restores Chintamani
14) Why Ganesha Is Single

6-Ganesha and river Kauveri !

The crow upsets the Kamandalu

To bring water to the arid areas of the south,sage Agastya,with the blessings of Brahma,got water in his "kamandalu"(the vessel used to hold water for rituals of worship) from Shiva.He then came down south wanting
to find the ideal spot from which the river could flow,and reached the Kodagu hills.

He called out to a little boy (Ganesha in disguise) and asked him to hold the vessel carefully.While he searched for a good spot.Ganesha,
in his wisdom,selected the right place for the origin of the river,and left the 'kamandalu'on the ground at the the spot. A crow came and sat on the vessel and when Agastya returned and saw it.

He shooed it away. When it flew off,it upset the 'kamandalu' and the
water gushing forth was sacred river 'Kauveri'.Flowing from the spot now known as Talakaveri.Divinity manifests itself in many forms to help the people and the benefits of the Kaveri water are enjoyed to this day.