There is a general belief that Lord Ganesha is the upholder of truth and in Kanipakam, many people experience this belief when they confront the idol of Lord Ganesha. Day-to-day disputes between people are resolved by taking a special oath. The accused in the dispute are made to take a dip in the pushkarini (Temple tank) and swear before the lord. There are instances when the person who committed the sin accepts his mistake as soon as taking the dip or much before entering the temple. It is said that the lord makes the sinner repent and feel guilty for his sinful deeds. To experience this divine power, one has to visit this beautiful temple of Lord Ganesha at Kanipakam.
There are some other temples to visit like Sri Manikanteswara Swami temple and Sri Varadaraja swami temple around the Kanipakam temple.
History
The formation of the temple and the idol of God have an amazing history behind it. According to the legend of the temple, there were three brothers, each of them dumb, deaf or blind. They were earning their livelihood by cultivating a small piece of land. One of them used to irrigate the field through channels while the other used to work on drawing water from the well. One day they noticed that the water in the well got dried up and they could no longer continue their work. Seeing this, one of them got into the well and started digging it up. He was startled to see the iron implement hitting a stone like formation. Later, blood started oozing out from it and the entire water in the well turned blood red in color
Another amazing feature of the idol is that it is still growing in size, earlier only face was visible and now abdomen and knees.
Temple Local Info
The temple opens at 4:30am with the early morning prayers. Special Pooja is performed once in a year and Prasadam will be sent to the member devotees. Nitya Annadanam, that is, free meals is provided daily in the afternoon for nearly 150 members and the tickets are issued near the place where annadanam takes place.
Money should be sent through Bank Drafts, Money orders, or personally
To,
Executive officer (EO)
Sri VaraSidhi Vinayaka Swami Vari Devasthanam,
Kanipakam.
Donations can be made for Nitya Annadanam which starts with a minimum cost of Rs.1116/-. The money has to be donated in the form of bank drafts, money order or can be given personally
Click here for the details of daily sevas like Paalabhishekam, SankataHaraGanapati Vratham, Special Abhishekam, Pavalimpu Seva (EkanthaSeva), Nithya Kalyanotshavam, Vunjala Seva
It’s an interesting story that I already listened when I traveled to this area after my nyc to niagara falls bus. I went there with a hindu tourist and saw in this area various temples. And almost all those temples were crowded. I stayed there about a month with my client and observed that it’s a most religious place in India and people of India firmly believe on these Ganesha.
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