[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Medieval Tamil literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil) › [Narrative poems and Tamil purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam) › Kacikkantam # Kacikkantam (Kācikkāṇṭam) 2525 stanzas translation of Sanskrit Skandapurāṇa, containing legends of Kāśī and Gaṅgā. - **Language:** Tamil - **Date:** 1500–1599 CE - **Author:** [Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar](https://indike.org/pramana/person/ativirarama-pantiyar-c16) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Skandapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.kacikkantam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.kappiyam.kacikkantam) · Pramāṇa