Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple – The Living Miracle of Chittoor
Did you know that in the small village of Kanipakam , located in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, there exists a temple where the deity is believed to grow in size? This is the Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple , more popularly called the Kanipakam Ganesha Temple . Photo courtesy: Wiki Commons Origin and Legends It is believed that the temple was originally constructed in the early 11th century CE by Kulotunga Chola I and later expanded by the Vijayanagara kings in the 14th or 15th century. But the temple’s true significance lies in its fascinating legends. Nearly a thousand years ago, three brothers lived near the present temple site. Each of them suffered from a physical disability; one was blind, another was deaf, and the third was mute. They survived by cultivating a small patch of land. One day, while they were drawing water from a well, the water ran dry. One brother climbed down to deepen the well and struck a stone with his spade. To his astonishment, blood began t...