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Shani Shingnapur Temple Latest News

The Ahilyanagar police cyber cell recently arrested two Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust employees for allegedly diverting over ₹50 lakh each into their personal accounts by manipulating online applications used for booking pooja services.

About Shani Shingnapur Temple

• It is a Hindu temple located in the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.
• It is dedicated to Lord Shanidev, the popular Hindu god associated with the planet Saturn.
• The deity here is a five-and-a-half-feet-high black rock standing on a platform and is believed to be swayambhu (self-emerged). 
• 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.

Shani Shingnapur Temple Architecture

• It has no roofs, doors, or walls around. 
• The temple is unique, as it is the only one where Lord Shani is worshipped in an open-sky setting.  
• On the idol of Lord Shani, mustard oil is poured continuously from a copper vessel which hangs just above the idol. 
• There is a Trishul alongside the stone as well as a Nandi on its south. In front are the small images of Shiva and Hanuman. 
• An east-facing multi-deity temple was built west of the Shani idol later. 
• The premises also contain a tomb of Saint Udasi Baba and a temple dedicated to Dattatreya.

Source: HT