Valli

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Valli is the name of prominent Hindu god Murugan's consort, according to Tamil traditions. She is depicted as a the daughter of a tribal chief.

Valli in Tamil language means a creeper and is also used as a title of many tribal or idigenous peoples goddesses in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and by the Rodiya people of Sri Lanka.

It is also used as a common name for girls particulalrly amongst the Tamil people.

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