21st February,
2016
DAY
-3, 04-02-2016.
It
was around 22.00 hrs when we reached Shani temple late Shinganapur on the way
to Shirdi from Ellora. The temple was almost closed, hope we are the last
persons to enter.
The
moolavar is a black Swayambhu stone, kept open to the sky. Hanuman and trident are
installed near. On the opposite Sannadhi for Hanuman and Lord Shiva. In the
outer praharam, sannadhi for the Shepherd, who founded this Shani Temple,
Mahalakshmi. Devotees are not allowed to pour the oil on the moolavar
instead, asked to pour it into a container from where the oil is pumped into the
moolavar.
The
hearsay of the history of the Shani Bhagavan of this temple goes like this...
A
shepherd touched a stone on the bank of the river with a steel spike.
Immediately blood was oozing out of the stone. The villagers also witnessed the
same. On that day night, Sri Shani Bhagavan came into Shepherd’s dream and
told that the stone was him (Shani Bhagavan) only and every Saturday
thaila kappu to be carried out and to be kept and open to the sky. Also, the people of that village believed that if any person stole in that village he
would go blind. Hence there are no doors to any house in that village. Also to
justify there was no theft reported till 2010 after that two to three cases
were reported.
LOCATION
OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK
HERE
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA:---
…..to be continued
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