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The Kadambas of Hangal was a South Indian dynasty during the Late Classical period on the Indian subcontinent , which originated in the region of Hangal in Karnataka . Chatta Deva who reigned from 980–1031 CE founded the dynasty. He helped Western Chalukyas in the coup against the Rashtrakutas ; re-established the Kadamba Dynasty mostly as a feudatory of Western Chalukyas , but his successors enjoyed considerable independence and were almost sovereign rulers of Goa and Konkan till 14th century CE.

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24-545: Velim may refer to: Velim, Goa , a village in India Velim (Kolín District) , a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Velim test centre , a railway test centre Velim, Croatia , a village near Stankovci, Zadar County [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

48-632: A canal that runs through this ward, which was constructed for the supply of water for irrigation purposes from the Salaulim Dam . Velim is part of Velim Assembly constituency and South Goa Lok Sabha constituency . The village has a playground located opposite to the St. Francis Xavier Church. It also has a sports complex, constructed by then Velim constituency MLA , Benjamin Silva , situated in Tollecanto , known as

72-696: A number of houses. A consequential proportion of the tribal community of the Velim village are located in this ward. Cashew , mango , and coconut are the prominent large vegetation species to be found here. The appearance of wild seasonal mushrooms is also considerable. Domesticated animals are kept as livestock and also used as dairy farming . Some of the freshwater fish that can be found here are thigur , chikole , and valaye . A large variety of wild fauna are found here, including various types of snakes, leopards, rabbits, foxes, and monkeys, as well as birds such as bulbuls, parrots, karate, cuckoos, etc. Ward III has

96-650: A population of 5,955 residents of which 2,805 were males and 3,150 are females, making up to 1,536 families as per the Population Census 2011 . The population is predominantly Roman Catholics , with a small number of Hindus and Muslims . The people of Velim often refer to themselves as Vellikar or Velimcar . The village wards include, Naik-Caiero, Silvas, Ubdando, Mascarenhas/Goleaband, Cumbeabhat/Paxel, Gorcomorod/Gorka-Moroda, Caroi, Sibrete, Tollecanto , Baradi /Bapsoro, Muxer , Pocklivoll/Khoroit, Rangalim/Zuem, Carxeta, Cutbona , Zaino/Olli-Zaino/Fondop. Ward I

120-494: A small housing complex , general market, stores, and a fish market , on a small scale. The manufacturing and telecommunications hallmark in the ward can also be seen in the steel cupboard fabricating factory and the BSNL tower that's located at Naik-Caiero. One of the two catholic churches of the village, the St. Francis Xavier Church is located in the vicinity of the velim panchayat . It

144-404: A very noteworthy proportion of the tribal community of the village, which comprises 80% of the total population in the ward. The ward includes hilly areas with forest cover, as well as cultivated agricultural fields that are interspersed with houses. The agricultural fields are used for the cultivation of paddy and vegetables. A notable number of coconut and banana plants can be spotted, and cashew

168-588: Is a large village situated in Salcete , neighbouring Quepem taluka , and falls under South Goa district , in the coastal state of Goa . It has access to the Arabian Sea via the Sal river that flows through it and shares its borders with neighbouring villages and towns of Assolna , Ambelim , Betul , and Cuncolim . The village consists of 22 hamlets or subdivisions which have been organized into 9 wards . As of 2020,

192-550: Is a well developed ward , containing the village subdivisions, Naik-Caiero, Silvas and Ubdando; it shares its borders with neighbouring subdivisions, Cumbeabhat (part), Mascarenhas/Goleaband and Cumbeabhat/Paxel. It is part of the Velim Assembly constituency and is about 15 km (9.3 mi) away from the Margao city. It has an urban appearance and is home to the Velim village panchayat . Apart from residential areas, it includes

216-442: Is also close to the diocesan affiliated high school bearing the same name and caters to students from first to tenth grade . The interspersed in the architectural framework of this ward are a significant number of coconut palms . Ward II is a hilly area, including village subdivisions Mascarenhas/Goleaband, Cumbeabhat (part), Cumbeabhat/Paxel; the ward consists of large forest cover and paddy fields that are interspersed with

240-484: Is the most commonly occurring species within the forest cover. There are two freshwater springs that can be found in this ward. The occurrence of wild mushrooms and a variety of medicinal plants are substantial. The fresh water fish includes tigur and goromb . Wild fauna like leopards, rabbits, foxes, monkeys; snakes such as cobra, python, rattle snake, russel's viper, and mandulpeshe; and birds like bulbul, parrot, karate, cuckoo, and peafowl are found here. There's also

264-548: The Catholic faith . However, the blacksmith community in Velim was unreceptive to Xavier's evangelical activities and ultimately compelled him to depart the village. As a result of this episode, St. Francis Xavier has since been designated and venerated as the patron saint of Velim. Velim is located at 15°9′52″N 73°58′33″E  /  15.16444°N 73.97583°E  / 15.16444; 73.97583 . It has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft). The village had

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288-608: The Cholas and carved out a kingdom (which stretched, on this side, including Ratnagiri district , up to Kolhapur ). He is referred to as having conquered Konkan . When the Chalukyas under their king, Jayasimha II made an advance on Dhar (capital of the Malavas ) and defeated Bhoja , who was then the Paramara king , the part played by Chaltadev (Chatta Deva), the feudatory of the Chalukyas ,

312-635: The Kadambas of Bayalnad established as independent kingdom. It was founded by Kaviyammarasa, who ruled towards end of 10th century CE. Kadambas of Nagarkhanda descendants of Mayuravarma of Hangal, served as regional governors, Nagarkhanda is the district to the north-east of Banavasi. They titled as boon lords of Banavasipura , their capital was at Bandhavapura. Initially the Kadambas of Hangal refused to acknowledge suzerainty of Kalachuris of Kalyani , that led to war between them, then Kalachuris helped Somadeva as per

336-449: The Port of Cabo de Rama at some point during the 16th century. From this coastal entry point, Xavier is believed to have traveled the approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) distance to the inland village of Velim, likely using pedestrian means of transportation common to the era. During his time in Velim, the historical record indicates that Xavier engaged in efforts to convert local residents to

360-455: The Velim sports complex that shut its construction since 2017. On 26 March 2022, The Director of Sports Authority of Goa , Vandana Rao assured to take appropriate actions on the ambitious project. The initiative was led by the current MLA of Velim constituency, Cruz Silva who sent letters to the SAG director and other sports officials to direct the examination of the project, further ensuring that

384-502: The Velliapura royal compound by the foothills of Velim. The inscription stones in Kannada found at Velim site tell that Suriya-Deva 1345CE slain-ed sovereign of Chandrapura, his Queen Vinomaih-devi died and was cremated in Velliapura by her nephew Jayeshi, son of ShankaraDeva, grandson of Purandara Deva . The Catholic missionary St. Francis Xavier is documented to have made landfall at

408-515: The infrastructure is put to use for the benefit of the local youth. He also suggested a possibility of having the sports complex host the FIFA U-17 Girls World cup. The inspection revealed that the infrastructure was ready in all aspects with only the football ground pitches that were left incomplete. The director promised to place the proposal of the sports complex as a venue to host the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup . Fr. Allan Travasso,

432-514: The priest in charge of St. Rock Church, Tollecanto, stated that the director was thrilled to notice the sports complex with so many facilities and infrastructure. He also appreciated the work done by Benjamin Silva towards the sports complex and further stated that the complex should also become a community centre . Kadambas of Hangal The successors of Chatta Deva occupied both Banavasi and Hangal and are known as Kadambas of Hangal. Uniting Banavasi and Hangal, distinguished himself against

456-530: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Velim&oldid=1209107182 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Velim, Goa Velim ( English: / v eɪ l iː m / ; formerly Velliapura )

480-446: The son of Shashtha-Deva, was a very powerful ruler mentioned in a stone inscription of Kadamba King Jayakesi I, dated 1054 CE as Panajnakhani (present-day Panaji ), giving him the epithet of Padavalendra which is Kannada for lord of the western ocean. Twelfth century copper carvings reveal that princes and lords from neighbouring kingdoms traveled to Chandrapura (present-day Chandor ), to pay homage to Kadamba Jayakesi, who

504-566: The tenth century Kadamba were local chiefs, the Kadamba of Hangal emerged as a vassal of the Western Chalukyas , and the Kadambas of Goa at Goa and Konkan until the fourteenth century. Similarly some more minor Kadamba branches established, they remained vassals. They served as regional governors for Kadambas of Banavasi and then Kadambas of Hangal. After the fall of the Western Gangas ,

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528-512: The village has a total population of about 8600 residents residing in 2568 households. It is a part of the Velim Assembly constituency . The word "Velim" derives from two words, "Vell" which translates to "shore" and "halli" which means "village", put together to form Velim, also known as village with a seashore. World renowned historian, George M. Moraes wrote about the Velliapura (present-day Velim) family, in his book " Kadamba Kula, A History of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka". Jayakesi,

552-913: Was significant. During 1075-1116 Kirtivarma subdued the 7 Konkans. According to historian, George M. Moraes , Due to the struggle between the Hoysalas and the Yadavas , for supremacy, the Kadambas of Hangal under Kamdeva marched against the Konkan and compelled Vijayadatta (to transfer his allegiance to him). But during 1187 and 1188, immediately on his accession, Jayakesi III declared himself independent. Later Kadambas kept paying nominal allegiance to Yadavas and Hoysalas of Dorasamudra and thus maintained their independence. Different families of Kadambas ruled southern India, notable were Kadambas of Hangal, Kadambas of Goa , Kadambas of Halasi and Kadambas of Banavasi . The Kadambas of Banavasi declined by sixth century, by

576-474: Was the sovereign of Konkan. " Velliapura Viragal " at 'Xavierian Research Centre tell that Jayakesi himself was in a battle with his rival to retain this place Velliapura won a decisive victory, which was his southern capital. According to their resource after the 1266/1345, 16 October massacre the surviving Queen, Vinomaih devi, moved away from the furious Mohammedans in Chandrapura, and was taken into hiding in

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