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Sanskrit Śhani शन,Kannada Śhani ಶ ೇವರು,Shani/Sani' Shani

(Tamil:சனி (Sani), is one of the Navagraha which are the
nine primary celestial beings in Hindu astrology, or Jyotiṣa.
Shani is embodied in the planet Saturn. Shani is the Lord of
Saturday; the word Shani also denotes the seventh day or
Saturday in most Indian languages.

The word Shani(शन) comes Shanaye Kramati Sa: (शनये

मत सः) , the one who moves slowly, as Saturn takes about
30 years to revolve around the Sun. Shani is also known as
Shanaishwar (शनैवर) Shani Bhagavan, Shaneesvara,
Saneesvara, Shaneesvaran, Shani Deva.

Shani is a Deva and son of Surya (the Hindu Sun God) and his
wife Chhaya (Shadow goddess) and hence also known as
Chayyaputra. He is the elder brother of Yama, the Hindu God
of death, who in some scriptures corresponds to the
deliverance of justice. Interestingly, Surya's two sons Shani Saturn
and Yama judge. Shani gives us the results of one's deeds
through one's life through appropriate punishments and Devanagari शन / शनैवर
rewards; Yama grants the results of one's deeds after death.[1] Sanskrit Śani
Transliteration
It is said that when Shani opened his eyes as a baby for the
very first time, the sun went into an eclipse, which clearly Tamil script சனி
denotes the impact of Shani on astrological charts. He is Affiliation Graha
known as the greatest teacher. Shani dev is said to be very
harmful to those who follow the path of betrayal, Mantra Om Sham Shanaishcharaye
backstabbing and unjust revenge. He is known in Hindu Namah
scriptures as the greatest trouble giver as well as the greatest Consort Neeladevi
well wisher. He is depicted dark in colour, clothed in black;
holding a sword, arrows and two daggers and variously Mount Raven / Vulture
mounted on a black crow.[2]

Contents
1 Shaniswara and Hanuman
2 Shaniswara and Emperor Dasaratha
3 Ways to please Shani
4 Shani Mahatmya
5 In astrology
6 Temples and shrines
6.1 Thirunallar Shree Saneeshwarar Koil
6.2 Shani Devaalayam in Deonar
6.3 Shani Shingnapur SHANI DEV.

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6.4 List of temples and shrines by area

7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links

Shaniswara and Hanuman

The worship of Lord Hanuman is a panacea for the harsh effects of the 'unfavourable' presence of Lord Shani. In
the Ramayana, Lord Hanuman is said to have rescued Shani from the clutches of Ravana and in gratitude, Shani
promised Hanuman that anyone who prayed to Him (Hanuman), especially on Saturdays, would be rescued from
the "malefic" effects of Saturn, or at the very least, the effects would be softened.

Shaniswara and Emperor Dasaratha

Emperor Dasaratha was the only person who called Lord Shaniswara for duel as he was to cross his country
bringing drought and poverty. Lord Shaniswara extolled Dasaratha's virtues and replied to him that "I can't skip
my duties but I'm pleased with your courage. Great sage Rishyasringa can help you. Wherever Rishyasringa
lives, that country will have no drought and dryness". Dasaratha after receiving the blessings from Lord
Shaniswara, wisely resolved the difficult situation by making Rishyasringa as his son-in-law. 'Santha', known to
be daughter of Dasaratha, was married to Rishyasringa so that he is always present in Ayodhya.

Ways to please Shani

According to legend, Shani is a devotee of Lord Shiva. As mentioned in the
"Navagraha Pidahara Sthothram" of "Brahmanda Purana", anybody who
chants the following sthothra is relieved from all the ill effects of Shani.

Suryaputhro Deerghadeho Vishaalaakshah Shivapriyah |

Mandachaarah Prasannathmaa peedam harathu me Shanih ||

OR
Nilanjan Samabhasam Raviputra Yamagrajam
Chhaya Martend Sambhutam, Tam Namami Shanaishwaram The Shaneeswara
Mantra In Telugu:


 
  
Shani Deva statue.
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सूय प
ु ो दघ दे हो वशालाः शवयः।
म दचारः स ना"मा पीडां हरतु मे शनः ॥

The Shaneeswara Mantra In Tamil:

Sangadangal Theerpai Shani Bagavane

Mangalam Ponga Manam Vaitharul Vai

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Sacharavindri Saaga neriyil

Icchagam Vaazha Innarul Thaa Thaa

According to the Vedic astrology, in order to get protection against the bad effects of Saturn's transit, the
following are the possible remedies during the important transits of Saturn - Kanta Sani (When Saturn transits
through the eighth house from the natal moon sign), Sade-sati (when Saturn transits through the twelfth, first and
second houses from the natal moon sign) -

Worship Mother Goddess Kali during Dark Moon

Worship Vishnu in the form of Lord Krishna and keep chanting 'Om Namo Narayanaya', 'Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare..'
Pray to Sree Hanumanji in His Supreme Cosmic Form, which is the Form in which He shook Shani
Bhagavan off of His back and the form in which He received divine blessings and instructions from Surya,
the Sun God.

A common mantra for drawing the support of Shani Bhagavan is: Om Sham Shanaischaryaye Namah. The
following is another mantra for propitiating Shani: Aum praang preeng proung sah Shanaye namah. Another
mantra for praying to Shanidev is: Neelaanjan samaabhaasam raviputram yamaagrajam, Chaayaa-maartandam-
sambhootam, Tam namaami Shanaishcharam.

Some devotees chant 'Om Sham Shanaischaryaye Namah' 108 times daily. Also, if reading vedic textures are
practised then it is suggested to recite Saturn's shloka from Navagraha Sukta: 'Om Shanno Devirabhishtaya Aapo
Bhavantu Peetaye Shanyorbhisravantumah Shanaishcharaaya Namah.'

Shani Mahatmya
The story of Shani Mahatmya is very fascinating, depicting Shani Deva and describing how difficult it is to
please Him if one has offended Him through misdeeds or ridiculing His presence. The story of Shani Mahatmya
starts when King Vikramaditya of Ujjain asks scholars from his court about the greatness and power of each
planet. The scholars describe each planet one by one . When it comes to planet Shani, scholars describe His
physical description and the powers that He possesses. They talk about the birth story of Shani, possibly about
how Sun God went into eclipse when Shani Deva opened his eyes as a baby for the first time. King Vikramaditya
takes it lightly and ridicules Shani Deva. Shani Deva happens to pass by the court on His plane at this time, and
hears this; He immediately lands his plane in the court. When King Vikramaditya realizes his mistake, he
apologizes to Shani Deva but Shani Deva curses him. Later, scholars advise King Vikramaditya to worship Shani
Deva but he refuses.

After about a month Shani Deva starts affecting King Vikramaditya, starting his Seven and a half years’ difficult
period (Sadhe Sati). One day Shani Deva comes to King Vikramaditya’s kingdom disguised as a horse trader. He
offers an exceptional flying horse to King Vikramaditya for sale, and the king purchases it. The king starts his
ride on the flying horse, who takes him far in the sky, away from his kingdom. The horse lands him into a forest
and disappears. King Vikramaditya spends the night in that forest and sets off the next morning. He reaches a
town called Tamlinda. A trader offers him food and lodging. During his night-stay at that place, the king sees a
swan from a wall painting eat up the pearl neck-less belonging to the trader’s daughter. Next morning the trader
questions the king on the loss of his daughter's pearl neck-less and warns him of being presented in the court of
Tamlinda's king as a thief. King Vikramaditya tries to explain how the pearl was eaten up by the swan that
appeared out of the painting, but no one believes him. On hearing his story, the King of Tamlinda orders his
servants to punish King Vikramaditya by cutting both his arms and both legs, and then throwing him out of the
town, and warns everyone from supplying him food.

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After about a month of suffering from hunger and loss of arms and legs, King Vikramaditya prays to Shani Deva
to forgive him. Shani Deva accepts his plea. Possibly on the order of Shani Deva, the King of Tamlinda orders his
servants to supply food to King Vikramaditya. King Vikramaditya suffers for another two years like this when
one day, a lady from Ujjain visits her in-laws in Tamlinda. On accidentally passing by King Vikramaditya, she
immediately recognizes him and takes him to her in-laws' house. Her in-laws get frightened seeing her bring the
thief (King Vikramaditya). The lady clarifies that the man was king of Ujjain. The lady’s father-in-law, an oil
trader, agrees to accommodate King Vikramaditya in their house after taking King’s permission, on a condition
that in return of the shelter, clothes and food given by them, King Vikramaditya will possibly manually operate
the oil mill in return. King Vikramaditya continues to suffer hardships for a total of seven years like this. One
evening while working on the oil mill, the king sings the Deep Rag. Princess of Tamlinda sees thousands of lights
being lightened up in the Kingdom at once by the force of the Deep Rag. She orders her servants to find out who
sang the Deep Rag and bring the man to her. The servants identify King Vikramaditya as the singer and take him
to the princess. The princess orders him to sing for her daily. King Vikramaditya suffers last six months of his
Sadhe Sati (Seven and a half years’ of difficult period) under the curse of Shani Deva in this way.

But King Vikramaditya continues to pray to Shani Deva without losing faith in Him. Eventually, Shani Deva is
satisfied by the devotion and faith exhibited by King Vikramaditya. Shani Deva appears before him, and returns
to him his lost arms and legs. King Vikramaditya worships Shani Deva and requests Him not to punish humans.
Shani Deva explains to him how He has punished even the various Gods, demons and sages including Guru
Deva, due to their offences and bad deeds. But Shani Deva explains to the king that He will relieve those
humans from His punishment who will read Shani Mahatmya on Saturdays.

The story essentially stresses on continuing one's belief in Shani Deva in troubled times, and on repenting
fittingly for one's misdeeds to regain Shani Deva's faith and blessings.

In astrology
According to Vedic astrology, Shani Bhagavan is one of the nine Navagraha or planets. Shani is considered to be
the strongest malefic and a stern teacher who represents patience, effort, endeavour, and endurance; and who
brings restrictions and misfortunes. However, a favourably placed Shani on the horoscope of a person stands for
a strong career, healthy life and everything positive for that person. In fact, a well-placed Shani in one's
horoscope is something every astrology-believing Hindu hopes for, as no other 'graha' can bestow what a
favourable Shani can. Shani placed "unfavourably", on the other hand, denotes troubles in all of the above. Shani
is much feared by those Hindus who believe in astrology, as the "malefic" effects of his being unfavourably
placed can be quite severe. However, it is to be remembered that any pleasure or pain that befalls a person
during Shani's influence is not arbitrary; rather, it is the result of the person's own karma, now being manifested
in the "presence" of Shani. Thus an "unfavourably placed" Shani brings about the harsh results of one's bad
karma, and vice-versa. The diseases which Lord Shani curses of at the physical level are - decay, constriction,
poor blood supply, atrophy among others, and at the mental level - narrow mind, low esteem among others.
These diseases need to be cured by Lord Shani's rules and regulations only.

The planet Shani or Saturn revolves around the Sun in about 30 years, which means it passes through all the 12
rashis or moonsigns in 30 years. Thus Shani Bhagavan spends on an average about two and half years in each
rashi or moonsign. This movement of Shani through the moonsigns carries great importance in Hindu astrology
and horoscope predictions. The effect of Shani starts when it enters the previous rashi/moonsign to one's own
birth rashi and stops when it leaves the rashi/moonsign after one's birth rashi. The total period of 7.5 years (2.5
years × 3) is called Saadesaati or "Elanata Shani", and is typically a period of great difficulty. When it occurs for
a person foregoing Shani Maha Dasha, the malefic effects of the planet are highly pronounced. It is said that
Shani can reduce even a king to a pauper during such period.

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Shani rules the signs Makara (Capricorn) and Kumbha (Aquarius), is exalted in Tula (Libra) and is debilitated in
Mesha (Aries). Mercury, Venus, Rahu, Ketu are considered friendly towards Shani or Saturn, while the Sun,
Moon and Mars are enemies. Guru or Jupiter maintains neutral relations with Shani. Shani is the lord of three
nakshatras or lunar mansions: Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada.

Shani Bhagavan has the following associations: his color is black or dark blue, metal is iron and gemstone is Blue
Sapphire. His element or tattva is air, direction is west (where the sun sets and darkness begins) and he rules all
seasons. The traditional foods for Shani are sesame seeds or black gram, black lentils or udad, his flower is the
violet and he is linked to all black animals and all trees that are considered useless and ugly.

Shani rules over masses. Without the planet's blessings in one's horoscope, a mass following is difficult to come
by. It is said that an exalted Saturn in the ascendant (or Lagna) of one's horoscope awards one with such
leadership position entailing fame from and recognition among masses. More over, such people are said to have
high commitment and perseverance for the task at hand. On the other hand, a debilitated Saturn in one's
horoscope makes one's 'Karma' weak and such individual with debilitated Saturn is said to have poor
commitment and perseverance towards duties and hence suffers in the process of completing one's karmic
obligations. Hence 'Moksha' is difficult to come by without Shaniswara's blessings in one's horoscope.

Lord Shaniswara is also known as Needhiman (Judge). He only troubles the person during his dasa for the wrong
doings. Even in Shani Dosha, if a person is righteous & devoted, he is sure to come out of this period without any
ill effects.

Lord Shaniswara is more known for his Blessings than his ill effects. No other graha is comparable with Lord
Shani in terms of blessings. He showers with his blessings at the end of his dasha. His Adi-Devata is Prajapati
and Pratyadi-Devata is Yama. Lord Shani tests the person's patience; He tries to correct our immoral acts by
creating frustrations, and delays. In the end He makes one conscious enough to understand the mistakes. He
removes ignorance from mind by punishment, with the benefits that He matures the soul of the being, turning the
person from copper to gold from within i.e. one begins to understand the Truths of life as well as the futility of
his actions done out of ignorance. One comes to understand after Lord Shani's harsh periods how little is in
control of human beings. It is all Divine acting on human beings through the agents of Gods.

Lord Shani is the greatest purifier. Everything false will perish and only Truth will shine - that is His message.

People born on number 8 are ruled by Lord Shani in numerology. So it is believed that those born on 8, 17, 26 of
any month will have hardships in their life. These hardships have a purpose and it is important to identify their
purpose in this lifetime.

Remedies of appeasing Lord Shani include taking responsibility of one's wrong actions, self-analysis and hard
work. Donation of black cloth on Saturdays and serving poor also helps.

Temples and shrines

Thirunallar Shree Saneeshwarar Koil

There are clusters of nine temples/shrines dedicated to the Navagrahas. One such cluster is located near the town
Kumbakonam or mayiladuthurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Lord Shani's shrine in this cluster is located at
Tirunallar. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Darbaranyesvara, a Form of Lord Shiva, in which Lord Shani is
located in a niche in a wall. At this temple, Lord Shani is considered to be of benevolent nature. Tirunallar is
close to Pondicherry, and is of paramount importance to Shaneeswaran. Millions of devotees visit this place to
protect themselves from the effects of the transit of Saturn.

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The Lord here is so powerful that when a person who is suffering from shani dasa comes here takes bath in the
NALA THEERTHA and with their clothes wet goes and has darshan of Sri Shaneeshwara, the ill effects which
he is suffering through shani dasa is sure to vanish or at least abate to some extent.

The legendary King Nala is said to have been relieved of his afflictions, which were due to the malefic influence
of Saturn, after worship in this temple. Of the numerous tanks theertams, the Nala theertam is the most important
one. By bathing here, it is believed that one is washed off all kinds of misfortune and afflictions.

Shani Devaalayam in Deonar

There is a Shani temple in Deonar, in Mumbai. The temple is situated east of the Shivaji statue at the junction of
Chembur, Deonar, Govandi on (Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore) Eastern Express Highway. The presiding deity of this
temple is Lord Shaneeswara: a beautiful, mighty, and imposing seven-foot-tall black statue. sri saneeswralayam,
veeranna palem, prakasam (dist), Andhra Pradesh. Many devotees who have Shani Dosham, or people who are
passing through Shani Mahar Dasa throng the temple, for doing Tailabhishekam (Tailam means oil in Sanskrit,
Telugu and Malayalam). Nuvvula Nune (in Telugu, Nuvvulu means Sesame; Nune means oil) and Ellenne (in
Kannada, Ellu means sesame; enne means oil) is poured with utmost devotion on the head in a manner such that
the oil covers the entire idol while flowing down. The pooja done with this oil is believed to please Shaneeswara.

Every Saturday approximately at 10:30 in the morning, as soon as the priest gives Aarti, Lord Shaneeswara is
said to descend upon the main priest. All of a sudden, the whole atmosphere in the temple changes. One can see
and feel the charged atmosphere in the temple. There after the priest sits on a chair which has a seat made of
very sharp, long iron nails pointing upwards. The foot rest and hand rest are also fully fitted with upward facing,
sharp long iron nails. When Lord Shaneeswara descends on Swami, he sits on this chair throughout the day, most
of the time with his eyes closed. On some Saturdays he may sit upon the chair for a continuous stretch of
between 12 and 13 hours without ever indicating any pain or discomfort.

Thereafter the devotees sit in silence in front of 'swami.' They are asked to bring and keep a pair of yellow
lemons in their hands, waiting for their turn. Swami signals one by one by turn, to come near to him. People
place the pair of yellow lemon in front of him. He listens patiently to their problems, agony, or distress or
whatever they say. Then he explains the reason/cause of their agony/problem/distress. It could be 'Prarabdham',
consequences of their past karmas (deeds) which are carried over to present janma, which means "life" in
Sanskrit, Telugu, kannada and Malayalam. Or as Swami explains, their problems could be the result of
actions/deeds of his or her present birth itself. In some cases it could be handy work of Vamachara Tantra (black
magic) by their enemies and ill-wishers. There are other types of cases where it is believed that Aatmas (spirits)
of the deceased have occupied the sufferer's body causing misery and trouble. 'Swami' listens to them all with apt
attention with closed eyes and intent silence and offers them Prakshalana, or "cleansing" Praayaschitam
Sanskrit and Telugu, or "repentance" through procedures such as yagna, pooja, dana, abstinence, etc. Thousands
have claimed that their prayers have been answered by "Shaneeswara" through 'Swami'.

In the premises of this Shani temple, navagraha mandapam is also there apart from Hanuman, Jagadeeswara,
Saibaba and Mata deities. The Sanctum Sanctorum has a very tall imposing murthy of Lord Shaneeswara along
with Jestha Devi. To his left is Hanuman and to his right is Jagadeeswara Swami.

Shani Shingnapur

Another important Shrine for Lord Shani is in Maharashtra, India. Shingnapur is located half-way between Shirdi
and Aurangabad. The deity here is "Swayambhu" that is self emerged from earth in form of Black but imposing
stone. Though no one knows exact period, it is believed that Swayumbhu shaneeswara was found from time
immemorial by shepherds of then local hamlet. It is believed be in existence at least since Kaliyugam.

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The story of swayambhu (=Sanskrit self-evolved deity) handed down from generations through word of mouth,
goes something like this : When the Shepherd touched stone with a pointed rod the stone began bleeding. The
shepherds were astounded soon whole village hamlet gathered around to watch the miracle. On that night Lord
Shaneeswara appeared in the dream of most devoted and pious of the shepherds.

He told the shepherd that he is "Shaneeswara". He also told that the Unique looking Black Stone is His
swayambhu form. The shepherd prayed and asked Lord whether he should construct a temple for him. To this,
Lord Shani Mahatma said there is no need for a roof as the whole sky is his roof and he preferred to be under
open sky. He asked the shephered to do daily pooja and 'tailabhishekam' every Saturday without fail. He also
promised the whole hamlet will have no fear of dacoits or burglars or thieves.

So, Lord Shaneeswara can be seen even today, in the open yard without any roof above. To this day, there are no
doors for any house, shop, temple. It is to be seen to believe that even post office has no door, not to speak of
locks. Due to fear of Lord Shani, none of the structures, be it dwelling houses, huts, shops etc. situated within
one kilometer radius of this Lord Shani temple, have neither doors and locks. No thievery or burglary ever
occurred here in this hamlet called Shani Shingnapur. Some who have tried to steal have died vomiting blood
within minutes of their act and before they could cross the boundary. Many others are said have received varied
punishments such as long sickness, mental imbalance etc.

This Shani Shingnapur is visited daily by thousands of devotees praying for Lord Shaneswara's favour. The place
is busiest on Saturdays. Shani Trayodasi is considered to be a favorite day for the lord. Similarly Saturday falling
on 'Amavasya'(new moon day in Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam) is considered to be a favorites day for
the Lord Shaneeswara. Thousands of devotees seeking his blessings throng this temple in thousands.

List of temples and shrines by area

Andhra Pradesh

Sri Mandeswara (Shaneeswara) Swamy Temple, Mandapalli, Kothapeta Mandal, East Godavari district
Sri Saneeswaralayam, Veerannapalem, Parchur mandal, Prakasam District
Sri Shaneeswara Temple, NandiWaddemanu, Nagarkurnool
Sri Shaneeswara Temple, near Tirupathi bus stand, Tirupathi
Lord Shani shwara Temple, Wargal,50 KM from Hyderabad, Kareemnagar Road

Gujarat

Sri Shani Temple, Hathla, Jamnagar District

Himachal Pradesh

Sri Shaneeswara Temple, Kangra

Karnataka

Sri Shani Dev Temple, DR Rajkumar Road, Near Navarang Theatre, Bangalore
Sri Shanaischara Temple, Ramurthy Nagar, Bangalore
Sri Shanaischara Temple, VijayaNagar, Chord Road, Bangalore
Sri Shanaishchara Temple, Kanasawadi (Madhure), Near Nelamangala
Sri Shanaishcara Temple, under Hebba flyover, Hebbal, Bangalore
Sri Shaneshwara , J P Nagar, Bangalore
Sri Shanaishchara Temple, Kateel Road, Bajpe, Mangalore
Sri Shaneeswara Swamy Temple, Nagapura Main Road, Mahalakshmipuram, Bangalore

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Sri Shaneeswara Temple, Gunjur village, next to Varthur, Bangalore

Sri Shaneeswara Temple, Kannanmangala village, next to Belthur, Whitefield, Bangalore
Sri Shaneeswara Temple, near Savana Hotel, Whitefield, Bangalore
Sri Shaneeswara Swamy Temple, Sultan Palya, Bangalore
Sri Shani Mahatma Temple, Pavagada, Tumkur District
Sri Shani Temple, Madivala, Bangalore
Sri Shanimahatma Temple, Rajendra Nagar (Kesara), Mysore
Sri Shanimahatma Temple, Sayyajirao Road, Mysore
Sri Shanishwara Temple, Anekal, near Bangalore
Sri Shaneeswara Swamy Temple, Davangere

Madhya Pradesh

Sri Shani Mandir Tirth, Ujjain

Sri Shani Mandir Juni, Indore

Shani Mandir Juni is one of the oldest temple in the world. Temple is located in old city & it is believed it was
appeared few decades ago from a well in Juni.

Maharashtra

Bhimashankar Temple, Bhogiri village, 50 km north west of Khed,

near Pune
Mahakali Mandir, Chandrapur
Sri Shani Kshetra Model Tirth Nandur Bar
Sri Shani Kshetra Nastanpur
Sri Shani Shingnapur, Nevasa, Ahmednagar district
Sri Shani Temple, Juhu, Mumbai
Sri Shani Temple, Near Railway Station Thane (W)
Sri Shani Temple, Mandai Bhiwandi
Sri Shani Temple, Manpada Road, Shankeshwar Nagar, Dombivli,
Mumbai Shree Shaneeshwarara Temple, Nerul,
Sri Shani Temple, outside the Santacruz (W) BEST terminal, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai
Sri Shani Temple Beedh

National Capital Territory of Delhi

ShaniDham, Asola, Mehrauli, Delhi

Sri Shani Temple, near MetroRail Station, Chandnichowk, Delhi

Orissa

Sri Shani Temple, Bhubaneswar

Puducherry

Sri Shani Tirth, Thirunallar

The Tallest Statue of Lord
Rajasthan Shani in the World at
Shanidham, twenty-one
Sri Shani Temple, Ramgarh, Rajasthan
feet high, made of

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Tamil Nadu Ashtadhatu

Sri Shanaishcara Temple, Adambakkam, Chennai

Uttar Pradesh

Sri Shani Temple, Sita Ashram Road, Chandausi

Sri Shani Temple, Kokilavan, Kosi
Sri Shani Temple, 13 km mile Stone Agra on NH2, Agra Mathura Road, Runkuta, Agra
Sri Shani Temple, Dilshad Garden Border, Ghaziabad
Sri Shani Temple, Near Gang Nahar Bridge, Merrut road, Modi Nagar, Ghaziabad

See also
Navagraha
Sade Sati
ShaniDham

Notes
1. ^ Effectuation of Shani Adoration pg. 10 at http://books.google.com/books?id=RnzLgxvmOFkC&pg=PA9&
dq=shani+karma&cd=2#v=onepage&q=shani%20karma&f=false
2. ^ Mythology of the Hindus By Charles Coleman p.134

References
Svoboda, Robert. The Greatness of Saturn: A Therapeutic Myth. Lotus Press, 1997. ISBN 0940985624

External links
Shani Astrology (http://www.decisioncare.org/saturn-astrology/)
Live Webcasting of Sanipeyarchi on 26 September 2009 from Thirunallar
(http://www.thirunallarsaneeswaran.org)
Shani Dosha Remedies and Mantras (http://www.rameshguru.net)
Shani Shinganapur (http://www.shanishinganapur.com/)
http://www.chennaionline.com/toursntravel/placesofworship/lordsani.asp
Thirunallaru Saneeswara Bagawan Temple Website (http://srisaneeswara.com/)
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