Chandragiri River

Chandragiri
Payaswini
River
A view of Chandragiri river from Pulikunnu, Kasaragod Town
Country	India
State	Kerala, Karnataka
District	Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Kasaragod
Municipality	Kasaragod
Landmark	Chandragiri Fort
Source	Koinadu
- location	Kodagu, India
Mouth
- location	Arabian Sea near Thalangara, Kasaragod, India
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	105 km (65 mi)

Payaswini (Paachini, in Tulu and local Malayalam) also known by the name Chandragiri, is a river in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India. The 17th century Chandragiri fort is on the river. This river is considered as the traditional boundary between the Tulu Nadu and Malayalam regions of Kerala from the fourteenth century AD onwards; before that it was north of Kumbala. The river originates in the village Koinadu in the Kodagu district, state of Karnataka. It flows in a north-westerly direction through Sullia taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district. In Sullia taluk, it is the major water source for domestic and agricultural purposes. It then flows west to Kasaragod district, state of Kerala to join the Arabian sea.

Chandragiri River (kottody river)- A view from the Kudumboor Bridge