Good work (mmdmello)....Historians please note for reference.......very
interesting matter
--------a) according to Kannada stone inscriptions' after the death of father
....his sons from both his wives fought....his ministers endorsed his
eldest son from his first wife namely 'Suriya deva as Goa King... his
half brother (name not known got unhappy) and called the Muslims to
destroy Goapurui
--------b) It is Roque Santana ancestors who owned the Haliyal timber yard
employed Upadhayaya's ancestors as 'Sarva-Karyakartas' or and later as managers
of the yard.
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Siyona wrote
Mr.Venkatesha Upadhayaya who visits Velim is a Kannada Brahmin who
havingdescended from a family who performed Yagna meaning sacrificial rituals
for
the Kadamba King Mayurvarma and later as equivalent of Sarva-Karyakartas
meaning chief secretary and lived in Haliyal
Timber and Construction Lime compound of the Hangal Kadamba family as family's
business
managers up to 1855 when
Governor of Madras presidency George Harris under Lord Dalhousie?administration
confiscated the whole thing, He is inspired by
his family historical hereditary occupation and also by his late grandfather a
native of Belgaum, his family had migrated to England in
1940s. Mr.Venkatesha
Upadhayaya along with others villagers of Karnataka visit Velim once a year, a
centuries old practice and?as part of the
Banavasi festival celebrations to pay their respect to Hangal family.
Now this issue was completely unknown to others and very
confusing to locals due to a close secret bond of respect between the
royals,?the Hangal section of the Kadamba descendants living in
Velim and their subjects until the death of Roque Santana who
secretly reciprocated the respect to their hereditary workers of Haliyal. As
made known through Mr. Upadhayaya there was no love lost even when young Roque
Santana went against his own father and Kadamba coterie wish and contested
elections as peoples representative, according to their coterie the freedom and
Democracy was brought into Goa by Roque Santana for the people, is of the
people and by the people where as this family is not. His eldest son Sanjaya
and his mother have no place for these according to them, so called 'pilgrims'
who come across the ghats to pay respect to the site, all this leading to
Mr.Upadhayaya losing temper on 21st Dec 2013 when denied
access to the historical compound, calling upon the Archaeology to save the
Velim Jaykeshi I site from destruction.
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From: MD <mmdme...@gmail.com>
Combining known history and Mr.Venkatesh Upadyaya:
Kama Deva (1260-1310) was the son of Lakshmi Deva II the ruler of the Ratta
Dynasty of Saundatti/Belgaum and was the son-in-Law of Goa Kadamba King
Tribhuvanamalla (1216-1238) and brother-in-Law of Shasthadeva III
(1246-1260).
Tribhuvanamalla lost his kingdom to Yadavas of Deogiri in 1238 and his son
and successor Shashtadeva III could only regain his kingdom in 1246 with
the help of his brother-in-Law, Ratta Kamadeva. (According to George Mark
Moraes, who says in his book 'The Kadamba Kula: A History of Ancient and
Mediaeval Karnataka' that after the death of Yadava king Singhana II in
1245, Lakshmideva II took advantage of the change of rulers and reasserted
his independence. Having done so, the Rattas perhaps helped their relatives
in Goa in recovering lost territories. This is probably what an inscription
means when it describes Kama Deva as the 'establisher' of Shashta as king
in Goa). Shasthadeva III died issueless and Kamadeva took over as ruler of
Goa in A.D.1260. After the death of Kamadeva in 1310, one of his sons or a
near relative ruled from 1311 until 1328.
The next ruler must have been Biradeva who must have ruled from 1238 until
1340/44. At this time, there must have been a family feud between Biradeva
and his son Suriyadeva as Arab Traveller Ibn Batuta says that in a feud
between 'father and son,' the son invited Nawab Djmal-ud-din of Honnavar to
invade Goa in 1344. Suriyadeva ruled only for about 3 months and was killed
in the skirmish in 1345. According to Mr.Venkatesha Upadhayaya, a Kannada
stone inscription from Hangal says the only royal family member who
survived the 1345 Mohammedan attack was the young Queen of Goa
Veenomai-Devi as she was sent away to her father's (Purandara Raya Deva)
place in Hangal in observance of religious mourning period due to the death
of her father in law (Beera Deva) 3 months earlier.
Hence, this is not about Biradeva, but Purandara Raya Deva, ruler of
Hangal. According to Mr.Venkatesha Upadhayaya, Veenomai-Devi died in
AD.1396. Usually the memorial stones denote Salivahana Saka and one has to
add 78 to arrive at Roman calendar date.
The ancestors of the late Roqiue Santana, a resident of Velim were employed
as 'sarva karyakarta' (chief secretary) a hereditary appointment up to the
time when Governor of Madras presidency George Harris under Lord Dalhousie
administration confiscated the Haliyal Timber and Construction Lime Co.
goods of Roqiue Santan's greatgrand father in Nov of 1855. The Velimpura
family's ancestors had given up worship in their temples for fear of
Muslims as Goa was under Muslim rule and 'reinvented' themselves as Haliyal
timber lords. These 'timber lords' were converted by Orthodox Nasranis of
Malabar in early1400s. Sea pirate Timoja provided them protection in return
for timber for his ship building needs.
In 1347 Purandararaya fled from the invading army of Vichana, the commander
of Yadava king Singhana II and secretly traveled over night to join his
daughter who herself took shelter in safer Jayakeshi Velimpura compound in
1345 when her husband was assassinated by Mohammedans at present day
Chandor. Purandara Raya Deva died there in A.D.1368 and was cremated at
Velimpura.
Mr. Upadhiya claims 'Historians hold that Haliyal yard was basically Goa
('s then) ruling Reigns (king's) Armoury' and pilgrims are the descendants
of the (Velimpura) family's Haliyal compound work force, who visit Velim to
pay their respect to the late Purandarai, ruler of Hangal and were welcomed
earlier. The issue is 'pilgrim' access to the site.
Below is the new article in total: (lot of history involved, worth
researching)
Velim, 11 kilometers from Margao, South Goa. Dec. 21st 2013. Mr.Venkatesha
A. Upadhiaya today submitted a memorandum to the President of India
Mr.Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh and Mr. Pravin
Srivastava of Archeological Survey of India ASI, demanded to immediately to
acquire and save the 12th century, Kadamba Jayakeshi Southern Capital
Velimpura site which was also the cremation ground of the last Ruler of
Hangal located in present day Velim, South Goa a place of National Interest
from the possession of Mrs Ana Emerita, widow of a great Goan, late Roqiue
Santana charging her for constructing on the scared grounds, denying access
by locking the compound gates and playing regional card with the pilgrims
from the neighboring villages of Karnataka who visit Velim once a year, a
centuries old practice and as part of the Banavasi festival celebrations to
pay their respect to the 1368AD Velimpura cremation ground of
Purandarai-Deva the ruler of Hangal.
Warning the locals who were present here today not to be silent spectators
to injustice done to the glorious historical past Mr. Upadhiaya a native of
Belgaum lamented while reacting to regionalism that prior to his death in
2007 Roqiue Santana like his father in Portuguese colonial times
always gave a warm welcome and supply of drinking water as a gesture of
respect to the Kannada visitors at the site. Roqiue Santana popularly known
as Father of Goa's Democracy was the local elected representative to
liberated Goa legislative Assembly. No doubt this family is Goan, like
thousands of Goans they are of Deccan origin too. Mr. Upadhiaya said.
Earlier, a man who walked up behind the secured gates calling himself the
security for the Roqiue Santana family charged last years pilgrims of
criminal mischief, theft and robbery as important antiques went missing
following last Dec. pilgrims visit and said that the family has moved out
of this country and ordered the driver of the tour bus to get going.
Leading the pilgrims Mr. Upadhiaya 82, denied the allegation here today in
Velim saying that we are always protective of the family and do respect
their privacy and recollected his family's ancestors ties as
Sarva-Karyakartas meaning chief secretary, a hereditary appointment up to
the time when Governor of Madras presidency George Harris under Lord
Dalhousie administration confiscated the Haliyal Timber and Construction
Lime Co. goods of Roqiue Santan's greatgrand father in Nov of 1855. Mr.
Upadhiaya held that most of the pilgrims are the descendants of
the family's Haliyal compound work force. Historians hold that Haliyal yard
was basically Goa ruling Reigns Armoury and is today converted into Haliyal
Bus Terminal. In his memorandum he urged Archeological Survey of India
(ASI) to atleast save this Velim landmark for future generations.
According to this famous historical source held sacred by Hangal Coterie,
Purandarai ruler of Hangal and family on the eve of his fall in 1347
secretly traveled over night to joined his daughter who herself took
shelter in safer Jayakeshi Velimpura compound in 1345 when her husband was
assassinated by Mohammedans at present day Chandor. A second wall stone
Kannada inscription dated 1396 in the Velim compound marks the death and
cremation of Veenomai-Devi beauty and wife of Suriya-Deva, slain Sovereign
at Chandrapur palace, daughter of Late Purandaraideva, Kadambarasa of
Hangal confirms this history. It can be infered from the Velim inscription
that Goa Kadamba Suriya-Deva, son of Beera, was married to the nearby royal
bride who was his distant cousin. Mr. Upadhiaya said.
Before adopting Portuguese Catholicism this Velimpura family's ancestors
had given up worship in their temples for fear of Mohammedan trap,
reinvented themselves as Haliyal timber lords were converted by Orthodox
Nasranis of Malabar in early1400s. Some of the Syrian origin worship items
and anointing oil alabastrons saved by Upadhiaya's great grand father and
moved to Belgaum after the 1855 British confiscation of Haliyal compound is
convincing evidence. Further, quoting Kannada stone inscriptions on Konkan
sea pirate Timu (Timoja), enemy turned friend recovered from present day
Haliyal Bus stand tell that Timu in those crucial years provided protection
for their ancestors in return for timber for his shipbuilding needs had
exploited this converts fear issue and used Portuguese forces to drive
Mohammedans away and enforced his Timu administration in Goa in 1510. The
Portuguese in a while overpowered Timu and colonized Goa. It is a well
known historical conclusion that this Christian connection attracted early
Jesuits including Francis Xavier to visit Velimpura first for refreshment
before traveling inland for conversions, he added.
