History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t5.11

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Kāveripūmpaṭṭiṇam or Pūmpuhār, the celebrated port city of the early Colas, is now an insignificant fisherman's hamlet on the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu when the river Kaveri joins the sea. Detailed excavation conducted by the A.S.I. at three places at Kāveripūmpaṭṭiṇam had brought to light, among other important monuments, an elegant structure - the water-reservoir at Vāṇagiri (*Fig.3*). Situated about a mile away from the sea, it was made of an earthern (24" × 16") bund with a facade built of bricks. It was beautifully designed with two graceful curves to receive the water and let into a pond. Probably it was a small feeding channel from the river Kaveri or its numerous off shoots. The paved inlet channel was covered by a corbelled arch (Raman, 1968, p. 239).