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The presiding deity of Shinganapur, Sri Shaneshwara or Shanidev- the personification of the planet Saturn is worshipped with utmost reverence and devotion by multitudes of people from all over the world. The spectacle of the deity in black stone is overwhelming. A unique aspect of this place is, that no temple structure houses the Shanidev. There is only a simple platform on which stands the swayambhu idol, in black stone. The black stone statue present in Shani Shingnapur is believed to have appeared on its own. This statue is placed on a marble stage. This statue of lord Shani is present under the open sky without any canopy or shelter. Despite of the adversities of climate like intense sunlight, storms, cold and rain, this statue is present in a good form. This statue is resistant to all the adversities of nature.
There is a tale associated with this statue. According to this tale a shepherd got a piece of stone and lord Shani ordered him to put this in an open premises. He also told him to offer oil to the statue. He established the statue obeying the order of the lord. Since then, the tradition of worshiping lord Shani and offering him oil continued.
Shani Shingnapur temple is situated at Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra and it is one of the sacred pilgrimage. Devotees from all around the world come to this miraculous temple of Shingnapur. They get the rare glimpse of lord Shani and also pray to get his blessings.
There are various popular beliefs associated with this temple. The crowd of devotees surround the temple on every Saturday and every month on amavsya People from every corner of India come at this place and devoutly worship lord Shani. Special arrangements are made here on the occasion of Shani Jayanti There are many gods in our Hindu religion but lord Shani dev is different from them. He has immense power, appeased toward off, evil eye etc. Saturday is the day which is devoted to Lord Shani Dev. Traditionally God Shani Dev is depicted in Hindu mythology as extremely dark wearing black clothes and mounted on a vulture. The basic mantra of Shani dev is “Om Sham Shanaiscaryaye Namah.”
Lord Shani Dev who is the son of Surya Dev (Sun) and Chhaya (Suvarna) is also known as one of the nine “Navagraha” by Hindu belief. Lord Shani Dev have a seventh place among these nine planets which govern our lives. Another name of Shani dev is Shanaiscarya, Asita, Saptarchi, Kruralochana, Pangu, etc. The birth place of Lord Shani Dev is Saurashtra, Gujarat. Hindu people believe that he is the god causing miseries in the life of a human being. So, Lord Shani Dev occupies the principal position among the Hindu’s God.
Lord Shani Dev is the brother of Yama Dev (deity of death) and is believed to be responsible for punishing or rewarding to the people one in the lifetime in accordance with their ‘karma’. He has also a power of making a king into a pauper as well as changing the fortunes of a sufferer. Shani Dev is a great devotee of Lord Shiva because Lord Shiva is Guru of Shani Dev and hence those who wish to appease him pray to Lord Shiva along with him.
There are few shrines in India of shani Dev. The most important ones is in Maharashtra at Shingnapur which is famous with named Shani-Shingnapur, another is Shree Sahneeshwarar at Nerul Mumbai, and Shanidham at Mehrauli Delhi, etc.
In Vedic astrology, it is believed that if Shani is placed in a favorable position for you, no one can bestow more wealth and success than lord Shani...