The Vettar River is a river in the

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delta that flows through the

Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...

Tiruvarur Thiruvarur () also spelt as Tiruvarur is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing and mea ...

, and Nagapattinam districts of the

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n state of

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The Vettar is a distributary of the Vennar River, and begins northwest of Thennankudi at the Thenperambur dam in Thanjavur district. The Vettar branches off to the northeast, while the Vennar continues to the east. The river flows to the north of Melattur, before turning to the southeast as it passes to the south of Valangaiman. North of

Koradacheri Koradacheri is a panchayat town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies between the rivers Vettar and Vennar flowing at a distance of about 1.5 km. This is the Panchayat Town. Major income only from Agriculture, ...

, it turns back to the northeast, passing to the north of

Thiruvarur Thiruvarur () also spelt as Tiruvarur is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Thiruvarur district and Thiruvarur taluk. The temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing and m ...

. A distributary of the Vettar, the Odambokkai River, flows through Thiruvarur. After passing Thiruvarur, the Vettar continues flowing to the east, through Nagapattinam district, before it empties into the

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in the town of

Nagore Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 12 km North of Karaikal and 5 km South of Nagapattinam. Nearby towns are Karaikal, Tiruvarur, and Velankanni. It has a population of appr ...

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