▁of ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁contemporary ▁society , ▁art ▁and ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Origin ▁▁ ▁The ▁K ak ati ya ▁r ul ers ▁trac ed ▁their ▁ancest ry ▁to ▁a ▁legend ary ▁chief ▁or ▁r uler ▁named ▁Dur j aya . ▁Many ▁other ▁r uling ▁dynast ies ▁of ▁And h ra ▁also ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁Dur j aya . ▁ ▁Nothing ▁further ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁this ▁chief . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁records ▁do ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁var na ▁( social ▁class ) ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁but ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ones ▁that ▁do , ▁proud ly ▁describe ▁them ▁as ▁Sh ud ra . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁Both pur ▁and ▁V add aman u ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁Gan ap ati ' s ▁general ▁Mal y ala ▁G unda ▁sen ani . ▁The ▁K ak ati y as ▁also ▁maintained ▁mar ital ▁relations ▁with ▁other ▁Sh ud ra ▁families , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Kot as ▁and ▁the ▁Nat av adi ▁chief s . ▁All ▁these ▁ev id ences ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁were ▁of ▁Sh ud ra ▁origin . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁co pper - plate ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁family ▁describe ▁them ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁K sh atri ya ▁( war rior ) ▁var na . ▁These ▁ins cri ptions ▁primarily ▁document ▁gr ants ▁to ▁bra hm ans , ▁and ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁gene alog ies ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁Ch olas . ▁For ▁example