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Tirupati: Instability at Kanipakam Temple with 3rd EO change in 4 months
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Tirupati: Instability at Kanipakam Temple with 3rd EO change in 4 months

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati:Administrative turmoil is gripping Swayambhu Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple, a revered spiritual centre at Kanipakam in Chittoor district, with the Endowments department appointing the third executive officer at the shrine within a period of four months. A senior Endowments official, requesting anonymity, observed, “Frequent changes at the top disrupt administrative continuity and ongoing projects, disrupting the temple’s long-term growth.” …

Temple Endowments
Officials gear up for Kanipakam Brahmotsavams in Chittoor
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Officials gear up for Kanipakam Brahmotsavams in Chittoor

The Hindu  

District Collector Sumit Kumar has instructed all relevant departments to work in tandem in preparation for the renowned 21-day annual Brahmotsavams of the Sri Varasiddi Vinayakaswamy temple at Kanipakam. Emphasizing the importance of a collective effort, the Collector urged government departments including Revenue, Police, R&B, RWS, Electricity, Fire, Medical & Health, Panchayati Raj, and the APSRTC to work together to …

Department Collector Kanipakam Brahmotsavams
Kanipakam Brahmotsavam Facing Significant Delays
4 months ago

Kanipakam Brahmotsavam Facing Significant Delays

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Preparations for the annual Brahmotsavam at Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple in Kanipakam of Chittoor district are tardy due to absence of a regular executive officer at the helm of affairs. Sources within the temple say the official is hesitant to take major decisions regarding the Brahmotsavam. "There is clear lack of authority and accountability," a temple priest involved …

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Temple Row: EO Shunted Amid Controversy at Kanipakam
4 months, 1 week ago

Temple Row: EO Shunted Amid Controversy at Kanipakam

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The executive officer of Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple in Kanipakam, Chittoor district, was transferred following a series of controversies and a dispute kicked off during a recent festival planning meeting. Kanipakam residents, Ubhayadarulu, and temple’s contract employees had previously voiced concerns about Venkateshu's alleged unilateral decisions and management approach. "His administration has been marked by disputes with donors …

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Temple worker held for black marketing Tirumala darshan ticket
2 years, 1 month ago

Temple worker held for black marketing Tirumala darshan ticket

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: An employee working on outsourcing basis at Lord Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple in Kanipakam has been taken into custody for allegedly selling Supatham special entry darshan tickets of Tirumala temple to some private parties at a higher price. Giving details of the case to reporters on Sunday, ASP D. Muni Ramaiah said Karunakar, working as a gas technician at …

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Veerraju slams endowments for rising cost of ticket of Abhishekam at Kanipakam temple
2 years, 2 months ago

Veerraju slams endowments for rising cost of ticket of Abhishekam at Kanipakam temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: BJP state president Somu Veerraju slammed the endowments authorities for increasing the ticket cost of Abhishekam to the lord at Swayambhu Varasiddhi Vinayaka Devasthanam at Kanipakam of Chittoor district, by seven-fold and demanded for its withdrawal. In a statement issued here on Thursday, the BJP state president asked the temple authorities as to who had given them the authority …

Maha Kumbhabhishekam at 1000-year-old Kanipakam temple on Sunday
2 years, 4 months ago

Maha Kumbhabhishekam at 1000-year-old Kanipakam temple on Sunday

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The temple town of Kanipakam is all set for conduct of Maha Kumbhabhishekam at the sacred temple of Lord Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy in Irala mandal of Chittoor district on Sunday. Chittoor district collector M. Hari Narayanan, along with superintendent of police Y. Rishanth Reddy and temple executive officer Suresh Babu, on Saturday reviewed the arrangements made for the Maha …

Temple Kanipakam Maha Kumbhabhishekam
Miscreants torch junked chariot wheels of AP\'s Kanipakam temple
2 years, 10 months ago

Miscreants torch junked chariot wheels of AP\'s Kanipakam temple

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Tension prevailed across the temple town of Kanipakam in Chittoor district after unidentified persons set fire to old chariot wheels of ancient Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple during early hours of Thursday. The wheels, along with other scrap materials, were later shifted to an open place near Goshala, about half-a-kilometre from the temple. When Deccan Chronicle contacted assistant commissioner and …

Temple Wheels Kanipakam Junked Chariot Miscreants Torch Varasiddhi Vinayaka
Andhra Police Arrests Gang of Eight 'Treasure Hunters' for Descrating Nandi Idol
4 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Police Arrests Gang of Eight 'Treasure Hunters' for Descrating Nandi Idol

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district police on Wednesday arrested a gang of eight inter-state treasure hunters for desecrating a ‘Nandi’ idol outside an Abhaya Anjaneya temple near Abhayamangalam. With these arrests the police stopped a major arson planned across districts including in temples of Kanipakam, SR Puram, Tirupati, Kurnool, Mahanandi, Patthikonda and Guntur. “The Chittoor wing of Andhra Pradesh police has …

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