SHANI Shingnapur
is also famous for the fact that no house in the village has doors, only door
frames. Despite this, no theft is reported in the village.
Villagers never keep their valuables under lock and key. Villagers believe that the temple is a "jagrut devasthan" (lit. "alive temple"), meaning that the god here is very powerful.
They believe that god Shani punishes anyone attempting theft.[The deity here is "Swayambhu" ( self-evolved deity) that is self emerged from earth in form of black but imposing stone.
Though no one knows the exact period, it is believed that the SwayambhuShanaishwara statue was found from times immemorial by shepherds of the then local hamlet. It is believed to be in existence at least since Kali yuga.
The temple has 30–45000 visitors a day, which swells to around three lakh (i.e. three hundred thousand) on amavasya (the new moon day), believed to be the most auspicious day to appease Lord Shani.
The village holds a fair in honour of the deity on this day. A bigger festival is held on new moon days that fall on Saturdays. Devotees bathe Lord Shani's image with water and oil and offer flowers, and udid to him. A palanquin procession of Shani is held on the day of the fair. Other festivals include the birthday of Shani,Shani Jayanti.
Location:- TheSHANI Temple
How To Go:-
The nearest airport is atAurangabad
Nearest
railway station is Srirampur.
Shirdi to Shani Shignapur is 65 KM.
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Near By Places:-Shirdi(Sai Baba )|SaptShrungi ( Vani )
Villagers never keep their valuables under lock and key. Villagers believe that the temple is a "jagrut devasthan" (lit. "alive temple"), meaning that the god here is very powerful.
They believe that god Shani punishes anyone attempting theft.[The deity here is "Swayambhu" ( self-evolved deity) that is self emerged from earth in form of black but imposing stone.
Though no one knows the exact period, it is believed that the SwayambhuShanaishwara statue was found from times immemorial by shepherds of the then local hamlet. It is believed to be in existence at least since Kali yuga.
The temple has 30–45000 visitors a day, which swells to around three lakh (i.e. three hundred thousand) on amavasya (the new moon day), believed to be the most auspicious day to appease Lord Shani.
The village holds a fair in honour of the deity on this day. A bigger festival is held on new moon days that fall on Saturdays. Devotees bathe Lord Shani's image with water and oil and offer flowers, and udid to him. A palanquin procession of Shani is held on the day of the fair. Other festivals include the birthday of Shani,Shani Jayanti.
Location:- The
How To Go:-
The nearest airport is at
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Near By Places:-Shirdi(Sai Baba )|SaptShrungi ( Vani )
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