Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Belli
Belli.—Belli or Velli, meaning silver, has been recorded as an exogamous sept of Badaga, Korava, Kuruba, Mādiga, Okkiliyan, Toreya, and Vakkaliga. The Belli Toreyas may not wear silver toe-rings. Vellikkai, or silver-handed, has been returned as a sub-division of the Konga Vellalas.