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<p> </p> <p><strong>Shani Shingnapur Temple</strong> is a popular temple of Lord Shani, the Hindu god associated with the planet Saturn. It is located in the Ahamadnagar district in the state of Maharashtra. The presiding deity here is ‘Swayambhu’. This means a ‘self-evolved’ deity.Shingnapur is also famous for the fact that no house in the village has doors, only door frames.</p> <p>Despite this, the villagers did not report the occurrence of theft until 2010. Also, devotees believe that the Shani Shingnapur temple is a “<strong>jagrut devasthan</strong>” that translates into “alive temple”, meaning that the deity still resides in the temple icon. Further, villagers believe that Lord Shani punishes anyone attempting theft.</p> <p>The significance of the Shani Shingnapur Temple is that the shrine for Shani Dev consists of a five and a half feet high<strong> black rock</strong> installed on an open-air platform, which symbolizes the godi. Unlike other pilgrimage centers, devotees here can perform pooja or abhishekam or other religious rituals themselves.</p> <p>A Trishula (trident) is placed along the side of the image and a Nandi (bull) image is on the south side. In front are the small images of Shiva and Hanuman.</p> <p>In the times of Acharya Udasi Baba, there would be only three people visiting the shrine. Namely, Dagdu Changediya, Hastimal Chnagediya and the mother of Badri Tokse. They too used to come only on Saturday. Now, daily there are over 13, 000 visitors.</p> <p>Generally, the temple has 30–45, 000 visitors a day, which swells to around three lakh (i.e. three hundred thousand) on Amavasya (the no moon day), believed to be the most auspicious day to appease Shani.</p> <p>According to a <strong>400-year tradition</strong>, women could not enter the inner sanctum. Therefore, on 26 January 2016, a group of over 500 women, led by activist Trupti Desai, marched to the temple under the group “Bhumata Ranragani Brigade”, demanding entry into the Inner sanctum. But the police stopped them.</p> <p>In a landmark judgment on 30 March 2016, the Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra government to ensure that women are not denied entry to any temple. Hence, On 8 April 2016, the Shani Shingnapur trust finally allowed the women devotees to enter the sanctum.</p> <p> </p>
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<p> </p> <p>According to history, Ahamadnagar is popular as the <strong>place of saints</strong>. Also, there are four legends around this temple. The story of the swayambhu statue handed down from generations through word of mouth goes something like this: when the shepherd touched the stone with a pointed rod, the stone started bleeding.</p> <p>This surprised the shepherd. Soon the whole village gathered around to watch the miracle. On that night <strong>Lord Shanaishwara</strong> appeared in the dream of the most devoted and pious of the shepherds.</p> <p>He told the shepherd that he is “Shanaishwara”. He also told that the unique looking black stone is his swayambhu form. The shepherd prayed and asked the Lord whether he should construct a temple for him. To this, Lord Shani said there is no need for a roof as the whole sky is his roof and he prefers open sky.</p> <p>He asked the shepherd to do daily pooja and ‘<strong>Tailabhisheka</strong>‘ every Saturday without fail. He also promised the whole village will not have to fear of dacoits, burglars, or thieves.</p> <h2> </h2> <ul> </ul>
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<p> </p> <p>The shrine for Shani consists of a five and a half feet high black rock installed on an open-air platform, which symbolizes the god Shani. A Trishula (trident) is placed along the side of the image and a Nandi (bull) image is on the south side. In front are the small images of Shiva and Hanuman.</p> <p>Generally, the temple has 30–45,000 visitors a day, which swells to around three lakh (i.e. three hundred thousand) on <em>amavasya</em> (the no moon day), believed to be the most auspicious day to appease 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 <em>udid</em> to him.</p> <p>A palanquin procession of Shani is held on the day of the fair. Other festivals include the birthday of Shani, <em>Shani Jayanti</em>.</p> <p>The shrine gained popularity with the decade-old film <em>Surya Putra Shanidev</em> made by the film producer Gulshan Kumar.</p> <p> </p>
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<h2> </h2> <p>Some of the festivals celebrated at Shani Shingnapur Temple are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Shri Shaneshchar Jayanti:</strong> This day marks the birth of Lord Shani. From ‘Chaitra Shuddha Dashami’ to ‘Chaitrya Vadya Pratipada’, continuously, the priests chant God’s name and perform the ‘Granthraj Dnyaneshwari Parayan’.</li> <li><strong>Aashadi Ekadashi: </strong>From 1991, on Aashadi Ekadashi of every year, from Shanishingnapur to Pandarpur, Shaneshwar Palki is taken on foot with great fanfare. In this, all the trustees and devotees participate.</li> <li><strong>Ekanaathi Shashti:</strong> Similarly, from 1991, during Ekanaathi Shashti of every year, all the trustees and devotees participate in taking Shaneshwar Palki on foot, with great fanfare, from Shanishingnapur to Paithan.</li> </ul> <p>There are certain rules one needs to follow if they want to get on the platform to worship Lord Shani in Shani Shingnapur.</p> <ol> <li>Only<strong> men</strong> are allowed on the platform to worship Shani Maharaj.</li> <li>The devotee must take a head bath and get on the platform in wet clothes.</li> <li>The devotee must be bare-headed (not wearing a cap or a covering cloth on the head).</li> <li>Collect water for the worship of Lord Shani only from the<strong> holy well</strong>.</li> <li>Devotees also use <strong>sesame oil</strong> for worship.</li> </ol>
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<table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Monday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tuesday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wednesday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thursday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Friday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunday</td> <td>Open 24 hours</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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<p> </p> <p>Shani Shingnapur, Maharashtra 414105</p> <p>+<em>91 2427 238110 , +91 2427 238108</em></p>
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