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  2. 2 days ago · Shani Dev, the son of Surya (the Sun God) and his consort Chhaya, is known as the stern disciplinarian among the planetary deities, or Navagrahas.His influence in Vedic astrology is associated ...

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    In Hindu iconography,Shani is portrayed as a black figure riding in a chariot that moves slowly through the heavens. He carries various weapons, such as a sword, a bow and two arrows, an ax, and/or a trident, and he is sometimes mounted on a vulture or crow. Often wearing dark blue or black clothing, he carries a blue flower and sapphire. Shani is ...

    Shani is the son of Surya, the Hindu sun god, and Chaya ("Shade"), a servant of Surya who acted as surrogate mother for Surya's wife Swarna. While Shani was in Chaya's womb, she fasted and sat under the hot sun to impress Shiva, who intervened and nurtured Shani. As a result, Shani turned black in the womb, which is said to have enraged his father,...

    While often considered cruel and easily enraged, Shani Baghwan is both the greatest troublemaker and the greatest well-wisher, a strict but beneficent god. He is the god of justice who oversees the "dungeons of the human heart and the dangers that lurk there." Shani Baghwan is said to be very harmful to those who betray, backstab, and seek unjust r...

    In Vedic astrology, Shani is one of the nine planetary deities called the Navagraha. Each of the deities (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn) highlights a different face of destiny: Shani's destiny is karmic, to make individuals pay for or benefit from the evil or good they do during their lifetime. Astrologically, the planet Satu...

    The propitiation of Shani is required of every single person, not just those born under Saturn. The Saade Sati (also spelled Sadesati) is a seven-and-a-half-year period that occurs when Saturn is in the astrological house of one's birth, which happens about once every 27 to 29 years. According to Hindu astrology, an individual is most in danger of ...

    The Shani Mantra is used by Hindu traditional practitioners during the 7.5-year Saade Sati period, to escape the adverse effects of having Saturn in (or near) one's astrological house. There are several Shani Mantras, but the classic one consists of chanting five epithets of Shani Bhagwan and then bowing to him. 1. Nilanjana Samabhasam: In English,...

    To propitiate Shani properly, one may also wear black or dark blue on Saturdays; abstain from alcohol and meat; light lamps with sesame or mustard oil; worship Lord Hanuman; and/or visit one of his temples. Most Hindu temples have a little shrine set apart for the ‘Navagraha,’ or the nine planets, where Shani is placed. Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu is ...

    Larios, Borayin. "From the Heavens to the Streets: Pune’s Wayside Shrines." South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal 18 (2018). Print.
    Pugh, Judy F. "Celestial Destiny: Popular Art and Personal Crisis." India International Centre Quarterly 13.1 (1986): 54-69. Print.
    Shetty, Vidya, and Payel Dutta Chowdhury. "Understanding Saturn: The Gaze of the Planet at Pattanaik’s Draupadi." Criterion: An International Journal in English9.v (2018). Print.
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    Shani (Sanskrit: शनि, IAST: Śani), or Shanaishchara (Sanskrit: शनैश्चर, IAST: Śanaiścara), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, [4] and is one of the nine heavenly objects in Hindu astrology. [5]

  4. Saturn, often referred to as ‘Shani’ in Sanskrit, is the son of the Lord Sun. In Vedic astrology, it symbolizes darkness, death, and sorrow. It represents the challenges that people must overcome to attain enlightenment.

  5. In Indian Vedic astrology, Saturn, known as "Shani" in Sanskrit, is considered one of the most influential planets. It represents discipline, responsibility, hard work, perseverance, karma, restrictions, limitations, and the lessons learned through life experiences.

  6. According to Vedic Astrology, the lord of Pushya, Anuradha and Uttarabhadrapada constellations is Lord Shani i.e. Saturn. Shani is considered the lord of Capricorn and Aquarius zodiac signs, and He transits in each zodiac sign for approximately 30 months (about 2 and a half years).

  7. May 15, 2017 · Hindu Mythology News: Shani Dev - Shani, the most dreaded planet in Astrology is nevertheless a very interesting phenomenon.