Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Agni
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Agni (fire).—An exogamous sept of the Kurubas and Gollas, and sub-division of the Pallis or Vanniyans. The equivalent Aggi occurs as an exogamous sept of Bōya. The Pallis claim to be Agnikula Kshatriyas,i.e., to belong to the fire race of Kshatriyas.