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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Shri Shani Dev Temple, Kokilavan Dham

Other · Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Shani Dev Temple, Kokilavan Dham

Shani Dev in the Kokilavan grove of Braj

Sani and Sade satiGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Shani Dev in the Kokilavan grove of Braj
Where
Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh · 27.80N 77.60E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani
Visited for
The Shani of Braj, where Krishna gave him this grove; the parikrama of the vana is the vow. Saturdays and Shani Amavasya fill the road from Delhi.
Kept for Saturn, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Shri Shani Dev Temple, Kokilavan Dham, Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.