KANIPAKAM

KANIPAKAM  is a small village on the bank of BAHUDA river.

            KANI means wetland... PAKAM means flow of water into wetland... 
   According to the legend,there were 3 brothers && each one had a handicap...viz dumb,deaf,blind...they were earning their livelihood by cultivating a small piece of land...

One day they found out thay the water in their well got dried up...So one of them got into the well and started digging up...suddenly his iron implement struck a stone like formation...

Later he was shocked to see blood oozing out...within a few seconds,the entire water turned out to RED...LO && BEHOLD...ALL THE THREE GOT RELIEVED OF THEIR HANDICAPPNESS...It became a holy shrine...
Soon the villagers tried to deepen the well...But their attempt proved FUTILE because the SWAYAMBHU idol (self manifested) of LORD VINAYAKA emerged from swirling waters...

Out of their devotion ,the villagers tendered a number of coconuts...The coconuts water flowed into the channel to a distance of 1 1/4 acres...The indication led to the modification oin the usage of tamil word KANIPARAKAM and later pronounced as KANIPAKAM...

Another striking feature of this divine idol is that it is still growing in size...At present we can see the knees and abdomen of the idol...




how to reach:
FROM VELLORE:

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FROM CHENNAI(VIA VELLORE):