Where is shani shingnapur located

The premises also contain a tomb of Saint Udasi Baba and a temple dedicated to Dattatray. According to the legend about the shrine, a miracle took place about years ago after a heavy bout of rain and floods.

A huge black slab came floating on the water, which was noticed by the local shepherds after the water drained away. When one of them touched it with a pointed rod, blood started oozing from it.

Obviously the frightened shepherds took to their heels. That night, Shanaishwara appeared in the dream of the most devoted and pious of the shepherds and stated that he wished to stay in that village in the same form and without a roof above him.

In return, he promised that there would never be any fear of theft in the village. Since then the stone has been worshipped as Lord Shani.

The other is of course the fact that while there are door frames, there are no doors for any of the establishments in the village within a 1 kilometer radius of the village center, including the village post office. Thousands of devotees visit this place daily but the crowd swells especially on Saturdays, Shani Trayodashi, Shani Amavasya and Shani Jayanti. It is estimated that more than 3 lakh people seek blessings on these days. There is a palanquin procession and a fair in the village on these days.

State Transport buses ply regularly upto Ghodegaon, from there onwards local transport is available. Distance between Ghodegaon and Shani Shinganapur is 6 kms. Pune is the most convenient rail head. The nearest airport is at Pune. MobileNo :. Mail ID :. You can find out more by clicking this link. News India. Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur: Why this temple is so famous - 5 things you may not know Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur made the headlines on Tuesday as hundreds of women activists who were on their way to the temple - to protest the entry ban inside the shrine's inner sanctum - were stopped by the security officials at Supa village in the state.

Here are five things you may not know about the temple and the village it is situated in Zee News App: Read latest news of India and world, bollywood news, business updates, cricket scores, etc. Download the Zee news app now to keep up with daily breaking news and live news event coverage.

This popular temple is dedicated to Lord Shanidev, the popular Hindu god associated with the planet Saturn. The temple is well known amongst the locals and devotees from all around India. Apart from the temple, Shingnapur is a small village which is also famous for the fact that in the whole village no house has doors and despite this no theft has been reported in the village.

The main deity of the temple is Swayambhu which is self emerged from the earth in the form of black imposing stone.