Some Other Features of the IDOL
There are some other features about the Kanipakam Temple idol. One of them being that it grows in size. Currently we can see ll the abdomen and knees. One of the devotee Smt. Lakshmamma, offered golden a‘ Kavacham’( Golden Armour) to Lord Ganesha about 5 decades ago. Now the same thing doesn’ t fit the idol. The water is dispatched as holy water to the devotees.
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The Myth of the Bahuda River
There were two brothers Sankha And Likhita. They reached Kanipakam as pilgrims. They journey from a long distance and both of them were red and hungry. Likhita, the younger brother was feeling hungry and disregarding his elder brother’ s orders he plucked a mango from the nearest tree and ate it. When the elder brother came to about this he was so angry that he complained against his own younger brother to the ruler who ruled that area. Sankha wanted his younger brother to be punished for his sins, punishment which he got. But the punishment was too harsh for the crime he had commi ed. He lost both of his arms. Later both of the brother took a bath in the Bahuda river near Kanipakam Temple. The moment they broke the surface of the holy water, Likhita found that both of his arms have been miraculously rea ached to his shoulders. A er hearing this incident, the ruler renamed the river as Bahuda( Bahu means arms)
Reaching Kanipakam Temple
Kanipakam Temple, can be reached by air, bus / car and train. The nearest airport is Tirupa Airport In Renigunta. Direct flights are available ll Tirupa from Coimbatore, Vizag and Hyderabad. By train there
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