About Shani Shingnapur Temple:
- It is a Hindu temple located in Maharashtra.
- It is dedicated to Lord Shanidev, the popular Hindu god associated with the planet Saturn.
- The deity here is a five-and-a-half-feet-high black rock standing on a platform and is believed to be swayambhu (self-emerged).
- Apart from the temple, Shingnapur is a small village which is also famous for the fact that in the whole village no house has doors, and despite this, no theft has been reported in the village.
- Architecture:
- It has no roofs, doors, or walls around.
- The temple is unique, as it is the only one where Lord Shani is worshipped in an open-sky setting.
- The premises also contain a tomb of Saint Udasi Baba and a temple dedicated to Dattatreya.
