The state of Andhra Pradesh is home to people of different religions and communities.One such community among the Hindus is called Velama, they comprised the military group under the kings,history records their existence from the mid 15th century .This community extended from part of Maratha region(then Vidharbha), Karnataka and extended down Telangana to the coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The rise of this warrior group can be seen during the Kakatiya Period and eventually their ascend to the throne is shown in the history. This did not last long, a cruel ruler of this sect had created a new taxation system in which he created goblets in the shape of a woman's breast,where the women filled a goblet which matched their breast size with coins- the tax!This lascivious law of the ruler ruined the rise of the future generations to the pinnacle of glory due to curse by a lady of the kingdom. When once the king's men asked a woman to measure her bosom size with a goblet,she chopped her breast on the spot and died laying her curse on the community forever. This story seems fictional however the talent of these mighty warriors cannot be denigrated by a curse.
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