▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Mol ango or ▁is ▁located ▁ 3 0   km ▁from ▁Kar im n agar . ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁Re cher la ▁Val a ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Vel ama ▁cas te . ▁The ▁Vel ama ' s ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁war rior ▁cas te ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁from ▁ancient ▁times . ▁Trad itionally ▁they ▁have ▁put ▁great ▁value ▁on ▁et iqu ette ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁virt ues ▁and ▁take ▁great ▁pride ▁in ▁their ▁ancest ry . ▁They ▁are ▁famous ▁for ▁their ▁tr uc ul ent ▁code ▁of ▁honour ▁and ▁a ▁fier ce ▁pride ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁intr igue , ▁family ▁fe ud s , ▁and ▁territorial ▁war fare ▁throughout ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁The ▁Val a ▁chief s ▁were ▁the ▁fe ud ator ies ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁Empire . ▁This ▁fort ▁was ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁Kings . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁De ver ak onda ▁and ▁Rach ak onda ▁( re cher la ▁vel ama ▁for ts ▁) ▁mul ango or ▁used ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁shield ▁for ▁the ▁k ak ati y as ▁against ▁the ▁inv ading ▁arm ies . ▁ ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁pal aces , ▁G arr isons , ▁st ables ▁and ▁other ▁structures ▁stand ▁as ▁m ute ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁val our ▁and ▁pride ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁itself ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁it ▁had