He requested assistance from his divine brother, Ganesha, who appeared as a wild elephant at that time. Valli was angered again and started to leave the place.
He jokingly remarked that she had satisfied his thirst and she could quench his thirst for a companion. However, it made him thirsty and he asked for water. The old man was hungry and asked Valli for food she gave him a mixture of the millet flour and honey. The chief, on seeing the aged man, requested him to stay with Valli till he and his hunting party returned. When the chief and his followers returned to the place, Murugan disguised as an old man. The princess who had only Murugan in her heart, was infuriated at the proposal and lashed out at the hunter. After the chief and his followers left, the god changed back into his hunter form and proposed his love to Valli. Seeing the chief arriving at the field with honey and fruits for Valli, Murugan turned himself into a tree. Valli did not recognize the stranger and promptly asked him to leave the place. This form of Murugan called the 'Veduvan Kolam' is worshipped at the Palaniapaar temple at Belukurichi. Moved by Valli's devotion, Murugan met her in the form of a handsome tribal hunter, who had lost his way on a hunting chase. Once, the tribal chief planned to develop a field for growing thinai ( foxtail millet), and assigned Valli in charge of its protection from pests. Valli had her heart and soul dedicated to Murugan and would always pray with fervent devotion and love, to be with him. Lord Murugan with Deivaanai (on right of image) and Valli (on left of image).
Vedda still inhabit Kataragama region and there are temples dedicated to the mountain god Murugan in this region of Sri Lanka. This pond, though in an open ground, does not receive the rays of the sun. Vaḷḷi is also known as Pongi at Vallimalai in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and the pond from which she drew water to quench the thirst of Murugan is still there. Vaḷḷi is used to refer to many tribal or indigenous peoples' goddesses in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India and by the Rodiya and Vedda peoples of Sri Lanka. Murugan the war god belongs to the mountain regions also known as Kurunji the same place to which Valli belongs. Valli is a tribal head girl, who leads a life as a huntress. Vaḷḷi ( Tamil: வள்ளி) ("Creeper, Sweet Potato Plant") is a Hindu goddess and the second consort of the god Kartikeya. Murugan with Valli (left) seated on his right lap, Raja Ravi Varma painting
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