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Shani Shingnapur

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Shani Shingnapur, India
Shani Shingnapur, India. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About Shani Shingnapur

Shani Shingnapur is a village in North Maharashtra.

Shani Shingnapur travel guide

Understand

Shani Shingnapur or Shani Shinganapur or Shingnapur or Sonai is in Ahmednagar district of Mahrashtra, It is famous for its temple dedicated to the Hindu god Sahani, who it is believed protects the village. Due to this belief, no houses in the village have doors, only door frames. It is claimed that there is zero theft or burglary, though this cannot be verified

Getting there

Buses from Ahmednagar (35 km from the village) stop at Shani Shingnapur

See

Shrine for Shani, which consists of a five and a half feet high black rock installed on an open-air platform.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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