in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, Shani Shingnapur is a popular village that has been known as the home to Lord Shani. Shingnapur tour agencies lie 35km away from the Ahmednagar City. Indeed, Shani Shingnapur Darshan are quite famous for its temple dedicated to Shani Dev. And another thing that has brought the town to the limelight is its houses, which do not have doors at all. Despite this, there are no reports of thefts in the town. People believe the fact that Lord Shani punishes everyone, who tries to steal things in Shani Shingnapur. They also believe that Lord Shani resides in the temple premises of the town.

Shani Shingnapur is one of the worshipped and most visited places in Maharashtra. In fact, devotees of Shani Dev come here from the world over to see the miraculous village without doors. Along with this, one can visit the place throughout the year without much difficulty and check out other nearby places.

Why Visit Shani Shingnapur

Indeed, Shani Shingnapur is a holy place devoted to Hindu God Lord Shani. Indeed, the Shani Shingnapur trip experience will leave you amazed as there are no doors in any house or shop. This might wonder that are there no thefts happening in the village? It is believed that Shani Dev takes care of every house or shop and punishes the person trying to steal anything. Apart from this, there are various reasons to visit Shani Shingnapur. And one of them is that the city is quite peaceful that gives insight into typical Marathi culture.

Shani Shingnapur History

The history goes like this that one day a shepherd touched five and a half feet black rock in the premises with his pointed rod. As a result of this, the stone started bleeding and the shepherds were amazed to see this. Indeed, numerous people gathered to see the miracle. On the same night, Lord Shani appeared in the dream of numerous shepherds and said that the black rock is his Swayasambhu form (rock form of Lord Shani). To this, the shepherd asked or constructing a temple and lord said that he prefers to have no roof on his head. The Lord asked his devotees to do regular puja and tailabhishek on every Saturday without fail. This is the reason that the rock form of Lord Shani lies open in the premises without any roof on it.