Valli
deity earth Tamil single tradition · 2
Valli is one of two consorts of Kartikeya in Tamil literature. She is described as the daughter of a tribal chief. In Tamil folklore, she was a daughter of Vishnu in a previous birth who was reincarnated and born on Earth, destined to marry the son of Shiva.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Shachi, Shashthi, Indra, Ganesha, Parvati, Ashokasundari, Śiva, Daksha, Vishnu, Devayanai
- sibling of
- Devasena
- manifests as
- Sundaravalli
- child of
- Vishnu
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Source passages
“Kartikeya is also said to have married Valli, the daughter of a tribal chief. In Tamil folklore, both Devasena and Valli were daughters of Vishnu in the previous birth...Valli was born on the Earth.”
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“Devasena and Valli, the consorts of Murugan, do not have independent temples dedicated to them. Their images are installed in shrines of Murugan, where they flank their consort on either side.”
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