VINAYAKA TEMPLES
Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple, Chittoor
kanipakam is a small village near to the Bahuda River.
"Kani" refers to wetlands and "Pakam" means the flow of water to wetlands. The story behind this temple, there were three brothers and each had a handicap. Viz., Dumb, Deaf and Blind. They earned their livelihood by farming a small piece of land .There is a well near to land,the three brother's do their work with water in the well. On day they found that the water in the well had dried up and that they could not continue their work. One of them entered the well and began digging it. He was surprised to see the iron tool hitting a stone as a formation.
Later, he was shocked to see the blood come out. Within a few seconds, the entire water in the well transformed the red blood into color. Amazed by this divine view, all three have become normal to get rid of their deformities. As soon as the villagers came to know this miracle, they clashed with the well and tried to deepen the well. But their attempt proved worthless because the idol of Lord Vinayaka's "swayambhuganesha" (the self manifested) emerged from the swirling waters.
In the end, they offered a large number of coconuts with all the prayers: modesty on their knees before the new idol was given "MAGALHARATHI", etc. They declared the ideal of "SWAYAMBHU" and offered the number of coconuts. Coconut water sank into the canal at a distance of more than one and a quarter of acres. The indication of this led to the modification of the use of the word Tamil "KANIPARAKAM" and later pronounced as KANIPAKAM. Even today, the idol is in the original well and the well springs are perpetual and eternal. During the rainy season, the holy water from the well still overflows today.
One of the most important and strange feature of the idol is that it is getting bigger and bigger. Holy water from the well is offered to devotees as Theertham.
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka as holder of 'Truth'
The idol swayambhu ganesha of Kanipakam is the defense of the truth. The daily conflicts between people are solved by taking a "special oath". The people in the dispute take an immersion in the temple reservoir and swear before the lord. It is taken as the truth of the gospel.
Thus, the glory of Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka has spread throughout and the honorable courts maintain the "special oath" in judicial pronouncements.
Ganesa Temples in India:
"Kani" refers to wetlands and "Pakam" means the flow of water to wetlands. The story behind this temple, there were three brothers and each had a handicap. Viz., Dumb, Deaf and Blind. They earned their livelihood by farming a small piece of land .There is a well near to land,the three brother's do their work with water in the well. On day they found that the water in the well had dried up and that they could not continue their work. One of them entered the well and began digging it. He was surprised to see the iron tool hitting a stone as a formation.
Later, he was shocked to see the blood come out. Within a few seconds, the entire water in the well transformed the red blood into color. Amazed by this divine view, all three have become normal to get rid of their deformities. As soon as the villagers came to know this miracle, they clashed with the well and tried to deepen the well. But their attempt proved worthless because the idol of Lord Vinayaka's "swayambhuganesha" (the self manifested) emerged from the swirling waters.
In the end, they offered a large number of coconuts with all the prayers: modesty on their knees before the new idol was given "MAGALHARATHI", etc. They declared the ideal of "SWAYAMBHU" and offered the number of coconuts. Coconut water sank into the canal at a distance of more than one and a quarter of acres. The indication of this led to the modification of the use of the word Tamil "KANIPARAKAM" and later pronounced as KANIPAKAM. Even today, the idol is in the original well and the well springs are perpetual and eternal. During the rainy season, the holy water from the well still overflows today.
One of the most important and strange feature of the idol is that it is getting bigger and bigger. Holy water from the well is offered to devotees as Theertham.
Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka as holder of 'Truth'
The idol swayambhu ganesha of Kanipakam is the defense of the truth. The daily conflicts between people are solved by taking a "special oath". The people in the dispute take an immersion in the temple reservoir and swear before the lord. It is taken as the truth of the gospel.
Thus, the glory of Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka has spread throughout and the honorable courts maintain the "special oath" in judicial pronouncements.
Ganesa Temples in India:
- karpaga vinayagar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu
- karpaga vinayagar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu
- Ganpatipule Temple, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
- Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, Jaipur
- Ranthambore Ganesh Temple, Rajasthan
- Madhur Mahaganapathi Temple, Kerala
- manakula Vinayaka Temple, Pondicherry
- Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple, Pune
- Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
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