Summary:
It is Aadi Perukku, the day River Cauvery brims with fresh flow. This is a miracle and the refrain may go back to the woman’s love and chastity. Refusing to give up, Mandhi runs along the shore, for hours — sobbing and screaming for her husband, surely dead. Personified as a maid and goddess, Cauvery is awesome, spanning both banks, teasing swimmers to try their strength and skill. There is a similar but more colourful story in Tamil Sangam literature..