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Goddar is a river flowing in the Vellore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]

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References

  1. "District Profile". Welcome to Vellore – the fort city. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

See also

List of rivers of Tamil Nadu