▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁Tur ush k as ▁( T urk ic ▁people ). ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁theory , ▁K ak ati ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁J ain ▁god dess ▁( poss ibly ▁Pad m av ati ), ▁and ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁D urg a . ▁ ▁The ▁Bay yar am ▁tank ▁ins cription ▁from ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Gan ap ati - de va ▁names ▁the ▁family ' s ▁founder ▁as ▁Ven na , ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁res ided ▁at ▁K ak ati , ▁because ▁of ▁which ▁his ▁descend ants ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁K ak at ish as . ▁Gan ap ati - de va ' s ▁Gar av ap adu ▁char ter ▁names ▁the ▁family ' s ▁founder ▁as ▁Dur j aya , ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁his ▁desc endant ▁Kar ik ala ▁Ch ola ▁arrived ▁at ▁a ▁town ▁called ▁K ak ati ▁during ▁a ▁hunting ▁expedition , ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁camp ▁there . ▁The ▁modern ▁identity ▁of ▁K ak ati ▁is ▁uncertain : ▁different ▁histor ians ▁have ▁various ly ▁attempted ▁to ▁identify ▁it ▁with ▁modern ▁K ak ati ▁village ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁and ▁K ank er ▁in ▁Ch h att is gar h . ▁S idd esh var a ▁Char it ra , ▁a ▁later ▁literary ▁work , ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁K and ar ap ura ▁( ident ified ▁with ▁modern ▁K and har ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ).