Lord Shani - An Introduction

Father of Lord Shani : Lord Sun
Mother of Lord Shani : Chhaya (Suvarna)
Brother of Lord Shani : Yamaraj, Savarni Manu, Ashwani Kumar
Sister of Lord Shani : Yamuna, Tapti
Guru of Lord Shani : Lord Shiva
Gotra of Lord Shani : Kashyap
Interest of Lord Shani : Service, Spirituality, Law, Diplomacy and Politics
Place of Birth : Saurashtra
Colour : Black (Krishna)
Nature : Windy

Category and Caste : Shudra (the Servant)
Deity : Yama
Permanent Home : Tenth House

Element : Air
Characteristics : Darkness (gloomy)
Direction : West
Enemy Planets (naturally) : Sun, Moon and Mars
Friendly Planets : Mercury, Venus and Rahu
Season of Lord Shani : Autumn (Shishir)
Essence : Astringent
The Diseases :Abdominal pain, Arthritis, Rheumatism, pain in Arms, pain in the right part of the body, Paralysis, Diabetes and other diseases of the nervous system
Nature of Lord Shani : Serious, Renouncing, Ascetic,Obstinate, Indifferent
Other names : ‘Konasth’, ‘Pingal’ ,’Babhru’, ‘Sauri’, Shaneshcharya’, ‘Krishna’, ‘Mand’, ‘Roudra’, ‘Antak’, ‘Yam’
Loving Friends : Kal Bhairav, Hanuman ji,Mercury and Rahu
Signs of Lord Shani : Capricorn, Aquarius
Lordship : Night
Area of Work : Justice to all Living Beings
Day Dear to Lord Shani : Saturday, Amavasya (Date: falling on Saturday)
Constellations of Lord Shani : Pushya, Anuradha, Uttarabhadrapad
Stone : Blue Sapphire
Objects dear to Lord Shani :Black Cloth, Black Sesame (Til), Urad, Treacle (gud), the Sour and Astringent Objects and Mustard Oil
Dear Metal : Iron and Steel
Business related to Lord Shani : Iron, Steel, Cement, Coal industry, Factories, Petroleum, Transport, Medicine, Printing Press and hardware
Diseases related to Lord Shani : Rheumatic diseases, Cancer, Sugar, Kidney, Leprosy, Incurable Diseases, Blood Cancer, Madness and the Skin Diseases
Remedies : On any Saturday evening,give alms to some poor, old man the objects that are dear to Lord Shani
Effective Period : The SadheSatti & Dhaiya Period
Major Period : 19 years
Sites worth visiting : Lord Shani Temple, Gwalior Kokilavan, Vrindavan
Shree Shani Temple Beedh Maharastra
Shree Shani Kshetra Nastanpur, Maharastra
Shree Shani Kshetra Model Tirth Nandur bar Maharastra
Shree Shani Kshetra Rameshwar Tirth
Shree Shani Tirth Tirunalaru TN
Shree Shani Mandir Tirth Ujjain
Shree Shingnapur, Maharastra
Shree Sidh Shakti Peeth Shani Dham, Shree Shani Tirth Kshetra, Asola, Fatehpur Beri, Mehrauli, Delhi
Shree Sidh Shakti Peeth Shani Dham, Gol Nimbada, Sojat-Pali Highway, Pali (Raj.)