Kanipakam is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. There is a beautiful legend behind the temple’s existence and it is worth listening or reading. The legend says that there were three brothers and each one had a disability. One brother was mute, one deaf and the other blind. These brothers used to cultivate a small piece of land to earn their livelihood. Using channels, they used to irrigate this piece of land. One day, the brother who used to channel the water found the well they used to use had dried up. So he went inside the well to dig it. During digging, his shovel hit a stone and blood began oozing from it. Soon the well became an ocean of red blood. At the same time a miracle happened – the brothers’ disabilities were cured. On hearing this miracle, the villagers came to the well and tried digging. However, they were constantly stopped a self-manifested idol of Lord Vinayaka.
The villagers realized their folly and offered thousands of coconuts to the idol as penance. The water from these coconuts covered an area of one and quarter acres.
Today too devotees can see the idol resting in the well and there is a perennial spring that flows from the well. During the monsoon season, the waters from the well tend to overflow. Another awe-inspiring feature of the self-manifested idol is that it seems to be growing in size. Devotees can see the idol until its knees. The holy water from the well is given to devotees. The Kanipakam temple holds daily prayers and the first one begins early in the morning at 4.30 am. The different sessions of prayers go on until early afternoon.
The temple is also renowned for its festivities, which are celebrated with a lot of fervor. The Brahmotsavams Festival is a 21-day long festival that is celebrated every year. It begins on Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chavithi. This festival usually falls in the month of August or September. It attracts people from all corners of Andhra Pradesh who descend to Kanipakam to offer prayers and pay homage. During the 21 days, the self-manifested idol appears in a different avatar everyday.
The Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple is situated within Kanipakam town. The town is approximately 12 km from Chittoor and about 70 km from Tirupati, making it easily accessible to devotees and visitors
The villagers realized their folly and offered thousands of coconuts to the idol as penance. The water from these coconuts covered an area of one and quarter acres.
Today too devotees can see the idol resting in the well and there is a perennial spring that flows from the well. During the monsoon season, the waters from the well tend to overflow. Another awe-inspiring feature of the self-manifested idol is that it seems to be growing in size. Devotees can see the idol until its knees. The holy water from the well is given to devotees. The Kanipakam temple holds daily prayers and the first one begins early in the morning at 4.30 am. The different sessions of prayers go on until early afternoon.
The temple is also renowned for its festivities, which are celebrated with a lot of fervor. The Brahmotsavams Festival is a 21-day long festival that is celebrated every year. It begins on Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chavithi. This festival usually falls in the month of August or September. It attracts people from all corners of Andhra Pradesh who descend to Kanipakam to offer prayers and pay homage. During the 21 days, the self-manifested idol appears in a different avatar everyday.
The Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple is situated within Kanipakam town. The town is approximately 12 km from Chittoor and about 70 km from Tirupati, making it easily accessible to devotees and visitors
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