Valli

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Valli is a Hindu goddess and one of the two principal consorts of the god Kartikeya (Murugan), especially revered in South Indian and Tamil traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Valli canonical 21

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess ⓘ
consort of Kartikeya ⓘ
associatedWith Devasena ⓘ
Kuravar tribe ⓘ
Kurinji (mountain landscape in Sangam tradition) ⓘ
Skanda ⓘ
linked to: Kartikeya

Subrahmanya ⓘ
linked to: Subramanya

Vel (spear of Murugan) ⓘ
linked to: Sudarshana Chakra

agriculture ⓘ
hills and forests ⓘ
consortType earthly/tribal consort of Murugan ⓘ
contrastedWith Devasena as celestial consort of Murugan ⓘ
culture Tamil tradition ⓘ
devotionalForm Valli-Murugan-Devasena triad ⓘ
ethnicAssociation Tamil people ⓘ
festivalAssociation Skanda Sashti ⓘ
Thaipusam ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
iconographicAttribute depicted as a youthful village girl ⓘ
depicted standing beside Murugan ⓘ
often shown with Devasena ⓘ
languageContext Tamil language devotional literature ⓘ
literaryMention Tamil Murugan devotional hymns ⓘ
mythologicalRole consort of the war god Murugan ⓘ
mythologicalTheme divine courtship in the hills ⓘ
love marriage with Murugan ⓘ
narrative subject of the Valli Kalyanam (marriage) legend ⓘ
origin tribal girl from the Kuravar community (in legend) ⓘ
pantheon Tamil Hindu pantheon ⓘ
position principal consort of Kartikeya ⓘ
principal consort of Murugan ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInMyth embodiment of the Kurinji landscape heroine archetype ⓘ
spouse Kartikeya ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ
templeAssociation Palani Murugan Temple ⓘ
Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple ⓘ
Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple ⓘ
Tiruttani Murugan Temple ⓘ
worshippedAs goddess of fertility ⓘ
goddess of love ⓘ
goddess of the hills ⓘ
goddess of tribal people ⓘ
worshipPractice invoked in Tamil marriage and fertility rites ⓘ
worshipped in Murugan temples across Tamil Nadu ⓘ

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