Kaveri was a very beautiful girl. One day Rishi Agastya passed through Brahmagiri. He saw Kaveri. He liked her. So he wanted to marry her. He asked Rishi Kaveri's per -mission to marry his daughter. The rishi gave his consent.

Kaveri, however, made one condition. She said to Agastya: "I shall marry you, but you should never leave me alone. If you do, I shall at once turn into a river." Agastya agreed to the condition. He then married her. The two lived a happy life.

One night the Gods sent out Agastya on some urgent work. He left when Kaveri was asleep. Kaveri happened to wake up only to find that she was alone. So at once she became a river,and went underground. Agastya came back soon. But Kaveri was not there. He realized what had happened. From that day Kaveri has been living as a river. He mourned his loss but could not recover his wife.

The people of Goorg worship the river Kaveri as a Goddess. Each house has a picture. In that picture Goddess Kaveri is seen blessing a devotee. In the evening people say their prayers in front of the picture.