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Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Temple
Svayambhu Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Temple
Kanipakam temple entrance and koneru in front
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chittoor district
Deity	Ganesha
Festivals	Vinayaka Chavithi
Location
Location	Kanipakam
State	Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Completed	11th century CE
Website
Kanipakam Temple

Vinayaka Temple or Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located at Kanipakam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is about 11 km from Chittoor and 68 km from Tirupati.

Legend

According to legend, there were three brothers who were mute, deaf and blind. They were digging a well to fetch water to their field. The device they were using fell into the well hitting hard object. When they dug further, blood started to gush out of the well and the three got rid of their disabilities. The villagers rushed to the spot and found deity of Ganesha. Villagers dug further, but they were not able to find the base of the deity. The deity sits in the well which is always full of water.

The idol has apparently gotten larger over time. This is evidenced by the fact that a silver armour of the deity from 50 year ago, doesn't fit today. Currently only the knee and abdomen of the deity is visible.

History

The temple was constructed in the early 11th century CE by the Chola Emperor Kulottunga I and was expanded further in 1336 by the Emperors of Vijayanagara.

Presiding deity

Vinayaka is the presiding deity of the temple. As per legend, it is believed that the deity is Svayambhu(Self-manifested). The deity is seen in the well, full of water always.

Administration

The temple is under the control of Endowments department of Andhra Pradesh which will appoint a trust board of 15 members to administer the temple.

Festivals

Annual brahmotsavams will be celebrated 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 number of pilgrims across the country.

In Popular Culture

• The Kanipakam Temple is one of the seven holy places visited by the children in the 2000 Telugu movie Devullu.

References

1. "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Kanipakam temple to be developed". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. ^ Sengar, Resham (31 August 2017). "The shocking history of Kanipakam Ganesha Temple is a must-know this Ganesha Chaturthi". The Times of India. Chittoor. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. "index (Devasthanam Official Site) | Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Vari Devasthanam". tms.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
4. "Kanipakam temple board constituted". The Hans India. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
5. "All set for Kanipakam temple fest". The Hans India. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
6. Filmi-beat. "Filmi-beat".

External links

• Official site

v t e Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur	Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple Chintala Venkataramana Temple Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Chittoor	Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Konetirayala Temple, Keelapatla Pallikondeswara Temple, Surutapalli Venugopalaswamy Temple, Karvetinagaram
East Godavari	Annavaram Bhavanarayana Temple, Sarpavaram Biccavolu Draksharama Kodandarama Temple, Gollala Mamidada Kotipalli Kumararama Kukkuteswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Mandavya Narayana Temple Mukteswaram Pithapuram Sripada Srivallabha Temple Suryanarayana Temple, Gollala Mamidada Talupulamma Lova Tholi Tirupati
Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Bhavanarayana Swami Temple Chebrolu Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri Venkateswara Temple, Tenali
Kadapa	Gandi Anjaneya Temple Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Narapura Venkateswara Temple, Jammalamadugu Pushpagiri Temple Complex
Krishna	Andhra Maha Vishnu Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Peddintlamma Temple, Kolletikota
Kurnool	Ahobilam Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Mantralayam Sangameswara Temple, Kurnool Srisailam Yaganti
Nellore	Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona Ranganatha Temple, Nellore
Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
Srikakulam	Arasavalli Sun Temple Kurmanathaswamy temple, Srikurmam Mukhalingam Ranganatha Temple, Vavilavalasa
Tirupati	Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala Padmavathi Temple Srikalahasteeswara temple Alipiri Padala Mandapam Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kapileswara Temple, Kapilatheertham Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, Appalayagunta Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Narayanavanam Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
Visakhapatnam	Devipuram Temple ISKCON Temple Visakhapatnam Kali Temple Balighattam Nookambika Temple Padmanabham Simhachalam Temple Someswara Swamy Temple Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple Sri Sampath Vinayagar Temple
Vizianagaram	Ramanarayanam Ramatheertham Punyagiri
West Godavari	Somaramam, Bhimavaram Dwaraka Tirumala Kotasattemma Temple Ksheerarama Maddi Anjaneya Temple Sivadevuni Chikkala Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema

• Ganesha temples
• Hindu temples in Chittoor district
• 11th-century Hindu temples