India, June 22 -- A heartwarming video showed locals offering prayers as they welcomed the Cauvery water in Tamil Nadu after it was released from the Kallanai dam. The water was released for irrigation in the Cauvery delta region by Chief Minister MK Stalin last week.

Multiple social media users on X shared the video, which shows a large group of locals placing offerings on the ground as Cauvery water slowly begins flowing into dried-up land. The locals run along the water, showering flowers onto it and folding their hands to welcome the river's water.

"As Kaveri arrives, everyone's heart lifts, like the joy that comes with the first monsoon. With simple offerings and big smiles, they welcome her like one of their own. That's why I'm ea...