Velama History- RECHARLA SINGAMABHUPALUDU

Hey friends, this blog was named after our cast history, i dont know how many of us knows historical leaders of our cast. if v asks, everybody says THANDRA PAPARAYUDU, BRAHMANAIDU OR BALACHANDRUDU, but very few knows about RECHARLA SINGAMABHUPALUDU. Here iam taking chance to explain the velama legendery during 14th century.
We all knows kakatiya kingdom has ruled the andhra during 14th century, they ruled not only andhra but also some part of Karnataka. RECHARLA SINGAMABHUPALA (he was the first velama king, estabilished rachakonda kingdom in present Nalgonda district) was the supreme commander and commander in chief for kakateeya kingdom. During that time muslims are trying to occupy south india, they occupy whole north india and a part of south india. Muslims taken the help of Allauddin khilgi to conquer orugallu as their third attempt, but they wont take single step forwrd to occupy Orugallu, because of SINGAMABHUPALA, he leaded the kakateeya army and defeat the allauddin at bheemaram (Presently Bheemavaram near by warangal). King prataparudra called him as Kaliyuga dronacharya, kaakateeya rajya samrakshaka.

There are 3 wars happen between velama kings and kshatriyas, those are bobbili war, palanadu war and jallipalli war. i hope everybody knows first two wars, but i dont know, how many of u guys knows the Jallipalli war.

Here i want to share some information about Jallipally war. During the end of 14th century, there are around 4 kingdoms and more than 50 sansthanas for velama kings, that makes Kshatriya kings reddy kings jealous. Kshatriyas and reddys join hands together to defeat Velama kings, they know very well that, they cant fight with velamas alone. They thought that if they kills the singamabhupala, who is cosidered as a adinayakudu ( not a chiranjeevis movie) by tht time, all velamas going to bow them.
Singamabhupala has two sons, those are ANAPHOTHA NAYUDU and MADAVA NAIDU, those two known for bravery.

Kshatriyas attacked velama kingdom by the time Anaphota naidu and madava naidu went to kalinga. They killed singamanayudu( not singama bhoopaludu), who is the king of chintapalli. singamanayudu is the brother-in-lah of singamabhupaludu.

Singamabhoopaludu called all velama kings and made them ready for war. Kshatreeyas planned to kill the singamabhupala un ethically by calling him for talks, but no king or reddy is ready to kill singamabhupala un ehically, because all those are students of singamabhupala once upon a time.

Poosapati Madhava varma, who is the king of Vijayawada by that time, leading the war on kshatriyas side. He sent his childhood friend (king of Srisailam) thambolla brahmaji to singamabhupala for peaceful talk, but that brahmaji stabbed the singamabhoopala, while he was sleeping in midnight.

All velama kings got angry and they cant digest the death of simgamabhupala, who brings glory to velama cast and who makes velamas, the kings.this news has reached to the sons of Singamabhupala, they came back from Kalinga immediatly. Singamabhupala has taken promise from his sons to kill all Kshatriya kings.

On 7th day of Singamabhupala's death ceremony, all velama kings are promised to kill kshatriyas. And the day for JALLIPALLI WAR came, on that day all velamas prayed SURYA DEVA ( god of Padmanayaka velamas) and BETHALA (guardian of velama caste) and attacked the JALLIPALLI FORT. All velama army made a slogan of "Hara Hara mahadeva' and went to war. Kshatriyas and reddys have the army of around 60000, but velamas alone have 40000 army. But velamas has strong Elephant army, that no body have in india during those days.

War has started. Kshatriyas fighting is for victory, but velamas fighting is for Revenge against the death of singamabhupala. Anaphotha nayudu killed the commender of kshatriyas kondamalraju and datached his head from his body and he pierced the head with ballem and showed to velamas, that makes all kshatriyas scare.

Anaphtha nayudu killed all the main kings like pinnamaraju and myloore raju. Madava nayudu killed the obulu raju and chief of reddy kings "vinukonda maarareddy".

There is one war custom by velamas known as "Bomma kattu", as per that they will make a statue of opponent and they will tied it to their foot and they will tempt the opponent by dragging the statue on earth. All velama kings has followed this custom in jallipalli war.

Finally velamas killed all the kings and reddy opponents, only few are escaped, one of them is Poosapati madava varma( king of vijayawada), who is the primary reason for this war. he ran to gajapati kings and took a shelter there.

finally we won the war. But still velamas are not happy, they did paisachika pooja, that is really terrific called as "ranamukudupu". In midnight they went to war field and chanting all mantras of bhetala, bairava, shakini and daakini and invite all those kshudra shaktis by mixing food and blood in the skulls of their enemies, just think how they take revenge on opponents.

Here iam saying all these to know our legendery status in ancient days, now a days we seems like nothing, there is no unity at all. Here iam not criticizing any other cast people, but iam saying about my cast. if anybody feels bad about any thing just scarap me!! iam thankful to Sri Kotagiri buchinaayana and sri B.G. Naidu, from whom i learn all this velama history!!

Thank you!!
Ganesh Velama

34 comments:

  1. good job,

    let me know, if i need to do any thing to unite all of us

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  2. good n wonderful add film personalities ppl will know easily like puri jagan rao gopala rao etc

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  3. @raaj
    I am very happy at your interest. If people like you join in our team, we can make it a big bigger biggest caste site.

    @ Chiru
    I am thinking of the same. I also appreciate your contribution if you have any details to be put here.

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  4. Great collection
    -S Naidu Yandrapu

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  5. i think all the subcastes of velama should unite and strengthen the community.

    sumanth
    adivelama
    velama

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  6. can u help me we r going to make documentary on devarakonda fort. i want to know more information abt fort. my email id sk_rash@yahoo.com

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  7. hay i am ranjan ya i lk this i want 2 know more about our caste can u say

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  8. When some people like you & me have such agony at heart(on the current status of our caste)our so called political leaders whom we are thinking as our representatives are trying to put more differences between our sub-castes.It`s high tym we wake up and unite our community

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  9. I think enthusiasts of our cates shold come together.and for this as my contribution for any help required i give my e-mail id venkatasyammudadla@gmail.com

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  10. Boss, in your blog about different family names- you missed out 'Malireddy' as one among them

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  11. hats off to your collection...thank you to make me know this great information

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  12. really it is good artical and more JALLIPALLI war

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  13. we are kshatriyas
    we are not shudras.we lost our kshatriya status and people like us r called vratya kshatriyas and even naga vanshi kshatriyas do not wear the scared thread. WE are descendants of either maurya or rajput.and some inscriptions states that we are connected 2 chalukyas who are of kshatriya status.so plzzzzzzzzzz i beg u not to smear our castes name

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  14. A small doubt.in palnadu war who is from velama caste means whther nayakuralu nagamma or palntali brahma naidu who is d one frm velama n



    one more doubt velma's r praying lord Shiva n chanting HARA HARA MAHADEVA means velamas are "VEERA SHIVAS"...but as per dis website palnati brahma naidu is from velama caste but he is from "VEERA VAISHNAVA"....how it is possible?

    VEERA SHAIVAS : WHO support n pray only lord SHIVA.

    VEERA VAISHNAVS: WHO supoort n prag only lord VISHNU.

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    1. actually velamas married different people because they traveled for places in wars so followed different beliefs finally they worshipped chennakesava this is shiva and vishnu

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    2. actually velamas married different people because they traveled for places in wars so followed different beliefs finally they worshipped chennakesava this is shiva and vishnu

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  15. reddy rajus were not killed by velamas but reddy dynasty was uprooted due to continuous expedetions of muslim kings from north india

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    1. actually velamas married different people because they traveled for places in wars so followed different beliefs finally they worshipped chennakesava this is shiva and vishnu ,in Anantapur district velamas are low in numbers Reddys killed velamas,they flee to tamilnadu because already they have links in TN, like this so many things happened in history.

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    2. actually velamas married different people because they traveled for places in wars so followed different beliefs finally they worshipped chennakesava this is shiva and vishnu ,in Anantapur district velamas are low in numbers Reddys killed velamas,they flee to tamilnadu because already they have links in TN, like this so many things happened in history.

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  19. once upon a time in 21st century legend called Kcr in Andhradesa TDP Kingdom ,he was commander of tdp army in Andhra desa....in 2001 kcr bursted on andhra desa king and revolted against andhra desa king Nara chandrababu nayadu...and he fought for separate statehood of telagana.....from 2009 - 2014 a "golden age" for kcr and 'Woarst age" for Andhra desa Kings....by his unexpected decisions of kcr Andra desa Dazzled all over..and chandrababu not even have a sleep..... these cause a battle between kcr and whole andhra desa kings like reddi kings(kiran kumar reedi) ,nayadu kings(cbn).... 'Battle Of Delhi" (feb 2014) betwwen velama kings(kcr)under his army chiefs Harish Rao Ktr,Etala Rajendra and Andhradesa kings....all thinked that velama kings of telangana will bedefeat in hands of andhra desa...because andhra desa army was double than velama kings...but by Kcr drastic decision in war The andhra desa army had run away to Amaravati.....by tthese Kcr bow with Titles " Telangana rajya samrakshaka. " and 'Telangana Adinayaka". By these he became a historian in indian and World hisory.

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  20. once upon a time in 21st century legend called Kcr in Andhradesa TDP Kingdom ,he was commander of tdp army in Andhra desa....in 2001 kcr bursted on andhra desa king and revolted against andhra desa king Nara chandrababu nayadu...and he fought for separate statehood of telagana.....from 2009 - 2014 a "golden age" for kcr and 'Woarst age" for Andhra desa Kings....by his unexpected decisions of kcr Andra desa Dazzled all over..and chandrababu not even have a sleep..... these cause a battle between kcr and whole andhra desa kings like reddi kings(kiran kumar reedi) ,nayadu kings(cbn).... 'Battle Of Delhi" (feb 2015) betwwen velama kings(kcr)under his army chiefs Harish Rao Ktr,Etala Rajendra and Andhradesa kings....all thinked that velama kings of telangana will bedefeat in hands of andhra desa...because andhra desa army was double than velama kings...but by Kcr drastic decision in war The andhra desa army had run away to Amaravati.....by tthese Kcr bow with Titles " Telangana rajya samrakshaka. " and 'Telangana Adinayaka".

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  21. good job about telangana modern history

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  22. Common Ganesh, you should at least mention my name. I really worked hard to find this hisory. I initially publsihed on Orkut velma community.

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  23. Kpaya Nayaka also a Padmanayaka . he was not kamma as Wikipedia says. Padmayyaka Charithramu Book also confirms the same.

    ..But there is Great Rivalry between these 2 Padamanayaka Leaders and Generals ..Recherla Singama Nayaka and Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka..

    Recherala Singama Nayaka strongly believed that He is a Great Leader and General , he should the be the rightful Leader for the Telugu People in Post Katiya Dynasty ....But all other telugu Chiefs and nayakas elected Musunuri Prolaya and Kapaya Nayaka as their leader to liberate from Muslim rule,after the fall of Kakatiya Prataparudra.

    Recherla Singma Naya initially well supported kapaya nayaka like other telugu chiefs... all together dfeated muslims and Liberated telugu country from Muslim Rule (Delhi Sultanate).

    After Telugu Country liberation, again all the telugu cheifs elected kapaya Naya as their king for Telugu Country ...whch seems to be angered Singama nayaka...Thus Singama Nayak became Samantha Raju to kapaya Nayaka (The King).

    When bahamany sultans attacked Telugu Country and during the wars with Bahamany kingdome, Singama Nayaka did not support kapaya and Kapaya lost important battles…. to sue for peace he gave some telugu country land to bahamany king which belongs to Singama Nayaka.
    This angered singama Nayaka further... He proclaimed himself independent King.

    Then kapaya Nayaka thought , he could not build telugu empire (as Kakatiyas) as long as Singama was in powar, hence he indirectly asked his other samanatha Kings kshatriyas and Reddy to defeat Singama Nayaka and occupy his Kingdom (Rachakonda and Devarakonda).

    They killed singama Nayaka….But eventually, they ware all defeated and they were all killed by singama Nayaka’s son Anapotha Nayaka (A Great warrior and General Padmanayaka’s ever had)

    Anapotha Nayaka also attacked telugu country’s Capital warangal and defeated kapaya Nayaka in battle and killed him and his close relatives and occupied Warangal kingdom.

    Anapotha Nayaka seems to be greatest of all Padmanayaka’s since 1000 AD to 2010 AD.
    He inherited a small kingdom but ... expanded made it a a big kingdome.
    Anapotha Nayaka had a capacity to make it an empire Like Vaiajayanagar, But some how he did not wish or aim to do it. That was a historical mistake by Anapotha , again after150 years Telugu Country went into muslim Bahamani’s hands.

    Successors of Anapatha ware not as capable or efficient as Anapotha, they could not expand heir kingdom , After 150 years , It went into muslim Bahamani’s hands.

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    1. kappayanaika not related to Velma caste wrong

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  24. Meaning of Koppula velema:
    I have done some research to know the meaning of Koppala velama.
    The word ‘Koppula’ is derived from the word Goppula.
    Initially used to called as Goppula Velama.
    At the time of palnati yuddham, First some group of velama soldiers left from the war and went way two wards Srikakulam, hence used to call these velamas as Polinati veleamalu.
    After few more day, some more groups of velama soldiers left from the war and went twords viziyanagaram and Visakhapatnam. And they settled on Goppulu(Konchem ettuka vunde pradesalu). Hence used called as Goppula velama.
    And the velama soldiers, who stay till the end of the war, they give the name as velama doralu.

    Thanks
    RK

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  25. Kalinga was also Velma... Pls search history... We are warriors...

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  26. How many lakhs population in velama caste and their locations in India those who are living?

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