Neeleshwaram River
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Neeleshwaram River (also known as Thejaswini River) originates from the western slopes of the
Kasargod district eventually emptying into the Kavvayi Backwaters
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Course
The Thejaswini River originates from the western slopes of the
Malabar plains where it passes the towns of Karinthalam, Choyamkode, Kayyoor, Kilayikode and Nileshwaram. At reaching Nileshwaram, its tributary Kariangode River merges with it. Thejaswini then flows through Kariyil, Thuruthy and Thaikkadappuram. At Thuruthy, it bends south emptying into the Kavvayi estuary.[citation needed
]
Tributaries
Edathod river and Mayanganam river are the two tributaries of Neeleshwaram river.[citation needed]
