▁was ▁called ▁" ED AI ▁N AD U " ▁and ▁were ▁ruled ▁by ▁local ▁ch ie ft ain . ▁Today ▁the ▁inhab it ant ▁of ▁this ▁scen ic ▁village ▁is ▁ 9 9 % ▁Catholic ▁Christians ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁stands ▁a ▁Maj estic ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁piece ▁of ▁rock ▁whose ▁origin ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁human ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Vel lic ode ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁stone ▁age ▁period . ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁grouping ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁I da i ▁N adu . ▁The ▁region ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁trib al ▁Vill ivan ▁ch ie ft ains ▁before ▁being ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ch era ▁D ynast y ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁as ▁K alk ul am . ▁The ▁biggest ▁family ▁group ▁occup ying ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁" AR R AP OR AI ▁Family ". ▁The ▁earliest ▁records ▁with ▁the ▁Tra van core ▁Tre as ury ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁Ar ra por ai ▁family ▁held ▁ 2 4 6 ▁Ac res ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁J em mi ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁The ▁Ar ra por ai ▁house ▁which ▁was ▁adj us ent ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁church ▁had ▁ 3 3 ▁families ▁which ▁lived ▁inside ▁the ▁massive ▁housing ▁unit ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁ancient ▁name ▁of ▁Vel lic ode ▁was ▁Sar va ▁V ali ▁K ode ▁which ▁means ▁a ▁place ▁were ▁all ▁relig ions ▁are ▁followed . ▁A ▁church ,