Shani Shingnapur: A village without any doors or locks !
In today’s world, When banks are robbed in broad day light. There is a village in India, where there is no locks or doors in any house !
Shani Shingnapur or Sonai is a village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Shingnapur is also famous for the fact that no house in the village has doors, only door frames. Despite this, no theft is reported in the village. Villagers never keep their valuables under lock and key. Villagers believe that the temple is a “jagrut devasthan” (lit. “alive temple”), meaning that the god here is very powerful. They believe that god Shani punishes anyone attempting theft
In January 2011, the United Commercial (UCO) Bank opened a ‘lockless’ bank branch in the village, the first of its kind in the country !
In today’s world, When banks are robbed in broad day light. There is a village in India, where there is no locks or doors in any house !
Shani Shingnapur or Sonai is a village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Shingnapur is also famous for the fact that no house in the village has doors, only door frames. Despite this, no theft is reported in the village. Villagers never keep their valuables under lock and key. Villagers believe that the temple is a “jagrut devasthan” (lit. “alive temple”), meaning that the god here is very powerful. They believe that god Shani punishes anyone attempting theft
In January 2011, the United Commercial (UCO) Bank opened a ‘lockless’ bank branch in the village, the first of its kind in the country !
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