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sri varasiddi vinayaka swamy in kaniapakam

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                          sri varasiddi vinayaka swamy temple in kanipakam                                                  Kanipakam is a small village on the bank of the Bahuda River. "Kani" refers to wetlands and "Pakam" means the flow of water to wetlands. According to the legend of the temple, there were three brothers and each had a handicap. Viz., Dumb, Deaf and Blind. They earned their livelihood by growing a small piece of land. In ancient times, water was drawn from the well by "Piccota System". As one of them used to irrigate the field through the canals, the other two bent over the Piccota. On such an operation, they found that the water in the well had dried up and they could not continue their work. One of them entered the well and began digging it. He was surprised to see th...
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Tirupathi Temple History

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                                        TIRUMALA Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a historic temple of Vaishnavite located in the town of Tirumala in Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, who seems to have appeared here to save mankind from the trials and problems of Kali Yuga. Hence the place also had the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntham and Lord here is called Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam. The temple is also known by other names as the temple of Tirumala, the temple of Tirupati, the temple of Tirupati Balaji. Lord Venkateswara is known by several other names: Balaji, Govinda and Srinivasa. The hills of Tirumala are part of the Seshachalam Hills range. The hills are 853 meters above sea level. The Hills includes seven peaks, representing the seven chiefs of Adisesha. The seven peaks are called Se...
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