[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1450.3 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1450.3 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1450.3 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1450.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.3) Most of the heroes in the Vaṭakkanpāṭṭus lived either in Kaṭṭanāḍu or its suburbs. A good majority of the songs sings the praises of two powerful families Puṭṭūram house and Taccolimāṇikkattu, the former a Tiya and the latter a Nāyar family. Taccolimāṇikkattu house was at Meppa in Puṭṭuppaṇam village near Vaṭakara in Kaṭṭanāḍu, and most of the songs relate to the great hero Otenakkuruppu of this house. Otenakkuruppu was born in 1584 A.D. and lived for thirtytwo years. Therefore, the Vaṭakkanpāṭṭus may generally be placed in the 16th and 17th centuries A.D. Āromalcekavar, Āromaluṇṇi, Āṭṭummaṇamel Uṇṇiyārcca, Taccoli Otenan, Taccoli Candu, Pālāṭṭu Komappan, Bambāyi Ālikutty, Puṭunāṭan Kelu and Kalpparampil Kaṇṇan are the chief characters in the pāṭṭus. Especially the song about Uṇṇiyārcca is thrilling. Brief notes about the heroes and their families in the pāṭṭus are given below. - [Previous: c8.1450.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.2) - [Next: c8.1450.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.4) - [Up: c8.1450](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1450.3) · Pramāṇa