water released from kallanai (also known as the grand anicut) is an ancient dam that is built across the kaveri river

ancient architecture background barrage beautiful beauty cauvery check dam chola king coleroon concrete control engineering famous place floodgate grand anicut gushing water india kallanai karikala cholan karikalan kaveri river kollidam landmark landscape natural nature outdoor overflow reservoir scenic storage tamil nadu thanjavur thiruchirapalli tourism travel destinations trichy vacation view release released built river