Pacifying Saturn, Rahu and Ketu

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Namaskar Ramesh,

 

Thanks so much for writing in and sharing your experiences of

visiting holy places. The information especially about Sani Signapur

and the " Swayambhu " idol is very valuable. I enjoyed reading every

bit of your message and also sure other friends here will feel the

same. Looking forward to when you have time to write about Kalighat

in Kolkata!

 

Om Namah Shivaya

Jai Maa

 

 

 

, cool guy

<coolguy_realcool wrote:

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>

> In the last two years [after shifting to Chennai] I had to

frequently go to Mumbai on official work and took this opportunity to

visit Shirdi 4 times. Twice I even

> found time to visit Sani Signapur.

>

> Sani Signapur is an hour and half drive from Shirdi. The idol is

smooth black

> granite in an open space and is a " Swayambhu " idol i.e. not man-

made.

> It is said that attempts to have a roof/covering over the idol

were repeatedly

> frustrated. Even a tree growing over the idol is supposed to

have got burnt. Every day tonnes of mustard oil is poured on the idol

by devotees. Only gentlemen have this privilege after having a bath

and wearing a soaking wet

> saffron dhoti [which is available for hire] while ladies watch

this ritual.

> I feel that everyone who is passing through Sani's Mahadasa of 19

years

> or Sade Sathi (7.5 years) or Dhaiyya (2.5 years) should pay a

visit to

> Sani Signapur and pour mustard oil over the idol. By the way,

feeding

> crows is also considered a way to please Lord Saturn.

>

> Many of us have visited Lord Balaji's temple at Tirumala

[Tirupathi] but probably are not aware of the ancient temple at

Kalahasthi which is an hour's drive

> from Tirupathi town. Here Lord Shiva is present in the form of a

Linga which

> is quite big in size and is really exquisite. Here one can also

personally

> participate in a Rahu-Ketu puja by paying Rs.350 or Rs.400 which

is said

> to be immensely beneficial. There is also the added attraction

of having darshan of Lord Ganesha in Padala [underworld]. Actually

one has virutally crawl through a 4' x 3' entrance and climb down

about 25 steep steps going

> underground to see Lord Ganesha. I would suggest those suffering

from

> obesity and hypertension to not take the risk of crawling through

the

> narrow entrance and going down the steep stone steps.

>

> In Kerala I had the rare privilege of visiting 3 very famous Lord

Shiva temples

> in the form of Lingas at Vaickam, Kadaturthy and Etmannur on a

Pradosham

> day.

>

> When I next get time, I shall write about the Kali temple in

Kalighat, Calcutta,

> which is one of the Shakthi Peetas.

>

> Regard

> Ramesh

>

>

>

> COOLGUY

>

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