Morena: the devotees thronged the Shani temple to pay obeisance to the deity on Saturday. The temple doors were opened to the devotees at midnight on Friday night itself. This resulted in huge queues near the temple complex for the devotees wanted to pray first thing Saturday morning, the day being Shanichari Amavasya.

Temple authorities estimated a crowd of close to 6 lakh people would be in attendance to pray at the temple. So, the arrangements for the day had been made keeping that number in mind.

On the occasion of Shanichari Amavasya, temple priest, Pandit Chaurasia said, “for peace from the effects of Saturn (Shani) it is advised that people read the Sundarakaand, Hanuman Chalisa, Bajrang Baan or Hanuman Ashtak. And for the people who have an ongoing Shani Mahadasha, it is advised that they do not partake in meat and alcohol and also not bear any false witness in courts or it may incur the wrath of Shani (Saturn).”