Shani Shingnapur Temple is situated in Sonai village, Newasa taluka in Ahilya Nagar (Ahmednagar) district, Maharashtra. Visitors come from all over India. Distance from Pune to Shani Shingnapur is 161 kms, just three and a half hours drive away from Pune Lohegaon Airport, and 40 kms from Ahilya Nagar (Ahmednagar) on the Pune–Highway. Shani Shingnapur Temple is dedicated to Shaneshwara or Shanidev, and regarded as the personification of planet Saturn who is preached over here.
The idol of Shani Dev is placed in Shani Shingnapur Temple and is made up of large black stone. Pilgrims visiting Shani Shingnapur can also visit the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi — it is just 73 kms from Shani Shingnapur, about 1.30 hrs distance.
Pilgrims going to Chhatrapati SambhajiNagar (Aurangabad) , Verul Leni, and Ajanta can also stop for an hour for Darshan at Shani Shingnapur Temple, just a few minutes away from the Pune–Aurangabad Highway.
The Shani Shingnapur Temple, located in Maharashtra’s Ahilya Nagar (Ahmednagar) district, is famous for its unique black stone idol of Lord Shani, believed to be self-emerged (Swayambhu). Legend says the murti appeared mysteriously on a riverbed after a heavy rain. When a shepherd touched it with a stick, blood oozed out, confirming its divine power. Lord Shani then appeared in the shepherd’s dream, asking for the idol to be placed in the village without a roof. Since then, the idol has stood in the open, symbolizing truth and justice. The temple draws thousands who believe Lord Shani delivers instant karmic justice.
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