Kanipakam Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy :
Kanipakam is a famous tourist attraction place in andhra pradesh in India.the Kanipakam temple was known as Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple. It was located at Kanipakam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple was about 11km from chittoor and 68km from tirupati. In this temple, the deity sat in the well which was always full of water.
According to history, three brothers were digging a well for water to their forming field with a weapon. It hit a rock. There he observed the blood coming out from the rock. The people of surrounding villages started to dig the well,they found the statue of Lord Ganesha and realised that it was a “Swayambhu Idol” of Swamy Vinayaka and their joy knew no bounds. Ultimately they offered many coconuts with all prayers modesty kneeling before the Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy and offered many sevas like Mangalaharathi etc. Even today, we can see the well surrounding the statue, which is always flowing with water. During the rainy season, water will overflow.
The temple was constructed in 11th century CE by the chola King kulothunga chola1 and was expanded further in 1336 by the emperor's of vijayanagara dynasty.The temple was constructed beautifully, it has a pond in front of the temple.
Timings to enter into the Temple:
It's purely God's blessing for mankind to have Darshan of Swayambhu Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy in a queue. Devotees make Darshanam of Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy by booking online tickets for the better planning of time.temple will providing three different types of darshana Nijaroopa darshan,seegra darshan,athi seegra darshan.pilgrims are allowed into the temple to swami darshan from 6:00 AM to 3:30PM and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Annual Brahmotsavams will be celebrated in Kanipakam for 21 days starting from Vinayaka Chavithi day. The processional deity of Vinayaka will be taken in a procession on different Vahanams on these days amidst large numbers of pilgrims across the country.
Where to stay in Kaipakam?
How to reach Kanipakam?
Bus and train routes are available to Chittoor and tirupati.From Chittoor it is at a distance of 11 KM and from tirupati it is at a distance of 68 KM.
There is no direct trains are available to kanipakam ,the nearest trian station is Chittore at a distance of 13KM.
Airport is also located at renigunta near to tirupati.
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