शनि मन्दिर, शिंगणापुर

shianganapur ka shani mandir bhagavan shani dev se sambandhit vikhyat dharmik sthal hai. hinduoan ka yah prasiddh dharmik sthan maharashtr rajy ke ahamadanagar zile ki nevasa taluka ke gaanv shani shianganapur sonaee mean sthit hai. vishv prasiddh is shani mandir ki visheshata yah hai ki yahaan sthit shani dev ki pratima bagair kisi chhatr ya guanbad ke khule asaman ke niche ek sangamaramar ke chabootare par virajit hai. yah shani mandir shiradi ke saeean baba mandir se karib 65 kilomitar ki doori par sthit hai. shani shianganapur gaanv ki khasiyat yahaan ke kee gharoan mean daravajoan ka na hona hai. yahaan ke gharoan mean kahian bhi kuandi tatha k di lagakar tala nahian lagaya jata. manyata hai ki aisa shani dev ki ajna se kiya jata hai. gaanv mean kahian par bhi chori adi ki ghatana nahian hoti.

mandir v pratima

shianganapur ke is chamatkari shani mandir mean sthit shani dev ki svayanbhoo pratima kale rang ki hai, jo lagabhag paanch phit nau ianch ooanchi v lagabhag ek phit chhah ianch chau di hai aur sangamaramar ke chabootare par virajaman hai. yahaan shani dev asht prahar dhoop ho, aandhi ho, toophan ho ya ja da ho, sabhi rrituoan mean bina chhatr dharan kie kh de haian. rajaneta v prabhavashali vargoan ke log bhi yahaan niyamit roop sadharan bhaktoan ke saman hi darshanarth pratidin ate haian. desh-videsh se shraddhalu yahaan akar shani dev ki is durlabh pratima ka darshan labh lete haian.

bhagavan shani dev ke is mandir mean striyoan ka shani pratima ke pas jana varjit hai. mahilaean door se hi shani dev ke darshan karati haian. subah ho ya sham, sardi ho ya garmi, yahaan sthit shani pratima ke samip jane ke lie purushoan ka snan kar pitambar dhoti dharan karana atyavashk hai. aisa kie bagair purush shani pratima ka sparsh nahian par sakate haian. is hetu yahaan par snan aur vastradi ki behatar vyavasthaean haian. khule maidan mean ek tanki mean kee sare nal lage hue haian, jinake jal se snan karake purush shani dev ke darshanoan ka labh le sakate haian. poojanadi ki samagri ke lie bhi yahaan as-pas bahut sari dukanean haian, jahaan se poojan samagri lekar shani dev ko arpit kar sakate haian.

darshan ki vyavastha

yadi koee vyakti pahali bar shani shianganapur ja raha hai to yahaan bhaktoan ki shraddha v vishvas ka najara dekhakar vah ashcharyachakit ho jayega. keval b de-bujurg hi nahian apitu tin-char varsh ke shishu bhi is shital jal se snan kar shani dev ke darshan ke lie apane pita ke sath chal p date haian. shani mandir mean darshan karane vala har purush shraddhalu yahaan pitambaradhari hi najar ata hai. shani mandir ka ek vishal praangan hai, jahaan darshan ke lie bhaktoan ki katarean lagati haian. mandir prashasan dvara ‍shani dev ke darshanoan ki behatar vyavasthaean ki gee haian, jisase bhaktoan ko yahaan darshan ke lie dhakka-mukki jaisi kisi bhi sthiti ka samana nahian karana p data hai. jab yahaan sthit vishal shani pratima ke darshan hote haian to yatri svayan soory putr shani dev ki bhakti mean ram jata hai. pratyek shanivar, shani jayanti v shanaishchari amavasya adi avasaroan par yahaan bhaktoan ki bhari bhi d um dati hai.

shianganapur gaanv

lagabhag tin hazar ki janasankhya vale shani shianganapur gaanv mean kisi bhi ghar mean daravaja nahian hai. kahian bhi kuandi tatha k di lagakar tala nahian lagaya jata. itana hi nahian, ghar mean log alamari, sootakes adi nahian rakhate. aisa shani bhagavan ki ajna se kiya jata hai. log ghar ki moolyavan vastuean, gahane, kap de, rupe-paise adi rakhane ke lie thaili tatha dibbe ya tak ka prayog karate haian. keval pashuoan se raksha ho, isalie baans ka dhankana daravaje par lagaya jata hai. gaanv chhota hai, par log samriddh haian. isalie anek logoan ke ghar adhunik takanik se eeant-patthar tatha simeant ka istemal karake banae ge haian. phir bhi daravajoan mean kiva d nahian haian. yahaan dumanjila makan bhi nahian hai. yahaan par kabhi chori nahian huee. yahaan ane vale bhakt apane vahanoan mean kabhi tala nahian lagate. kitana bhi b da mela kyoan n ho, kabhi kisi vahan ki chori ki ghatana aj tak ghatit nahian huee hai.

kaise pahuanchean

1. s dak marg - yatri aurangabad-ahamadanagar rajamarg sankhya 60 par gho degaanv mean utarakar vahaan se 5 kilomitar par shani shianganapur ya manamad-ahamadanagar rajamarg sankhya 10 par rahuri utarakar vahaan se 32 kilomitar par sthit shianganapur ke lie bas ya shatal seva le sakate haian.
2. rel marg - bharat ke kisi bhi kone se shianganapur ane ke lie relave seva ka upayog bhi kiya ja sakata hai, jisake lie shraddhaluoan ko ahamadanagar, rahuri, shriramapur (belapur) utarakar es.ti. bas, jip, taiksi adi ki seva se shianganapur pahuanch sakate haian.
3. havaee marg - havaee marg se yahaan pahuanchane vale shraddhalu muanbee, aurangabad ya pune akar age ke lie bas ya taiksi seva le sakate haian.

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