▁and ▁" G ar uda " ▁here ▁appears ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁em blem . ▁In ▁H indu ▁myth ology , ▁Gar uda ▁is ▁the ▁v ah ana ▁of ▁god ▁V ish nu . ▁The ▁Ras ht rak ut as ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁d yn s aties ▁of ▁De cc an ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁V r ish ni ▁cl an ▁( associ ated ▁with ▁V ish nu ' s ▁av atar ▁Kr ish na ), ▁and ▁had ▁adopted ▁Gar uda ▁as ▁their ▁royal ▁ins ign ia . ▁According ▁to ▁S as try , ▁this ▁cor ro bor ates ▁the ▁theory ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Ras ht rak uta ▁family . ▁S as try ▁further ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁may ▁have ▁adopted ▁the ▁Gar uda ▁symbol ▁because ▁of ▁J ain ▁influence : ▁the ▁y ak sha ▁of ▁the ▁J ain ▁t irth ank ara ▁Sh antin ath a ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Gar uda ▁symbol . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁Gan ap ati - de va ' s ▁Gar av ap adu ▁ins cription , ▁which ▁names ▁Kar ik ala ▁Ch ola ▁among ▁the ▁family ' s ▁ancest ors , ▁ep ig raph ist ▁C . R . K . ▁Char lu ▁the or ised ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁were ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁Ch olas . ▁However , ▁no ▁other ▁K ak ati ya ▁record ▁mentions ▁Kar ik ala , ▁and