The seat of Malidevaraju in the Palnadu epic, with the Chennakesava temple that the epic's memory attaches to Brahmanaidu (Palnadu article, read).
A poor limestone town of the Palnadu.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or keeper of Macherla
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Haihaya chiefs of Palnadu; not named for 1200.
Lord in 1200
Haihaya chiefs of Palnadu; not named for 1200.
Overlord
Velanati crown
How things stand that morning
Quiet, bitter country.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Battle of Palnadu article (read).
Primary sources for Velanati Chodas (Velanadu)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts, Various (Kakatiya chancery and temple scribes), edited by P. Sreenivasachar (inscriptions of the 10th to 15th centuries; edited 1940 to 1942). The Kakatiyas of Orugallu (Warangal) are known for 1200 almost entirely from inscriptions, and this Hyderabad Archaeological Series corpus is the main printed collection. Read online
- South Indian Inscriptions (Archaeological Survey of India), Various (Chola, Pandya and other chanceries and temple scribes), edited by E. Hultzsch, V. Venkayya, H. Krishna Sastri and successors (inscriptions of the 7th to 17th centuries; the series ran from 1890). The temple inscriptions printed here are the primary record of the Tamil country in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia: Battle of Palnadu (read this session)
- OMNIA board notes for this place (a lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.