Hisar, March 26: The 17th annual festival and community feast (Bhandara) of the Shani Dev Temple in Dhani Barwali—located near the Old Vegetable Market Chowk—will be celebrated with great pomp and grandeur on March 28. Mahabir Saini, President of the Shri Shani Dev Seva Samiti, announced that the festivities will begin at 8:00 AM with the performance of a *Havan* (sacred fire ritual). 
The *Telabhishek* (ritual anointing with oil) will take place at 9:15 AM, followed by *Kanjak Pujan* (worship of young girls) at 10:00 AM. The community feast (*Bhandara*) will commence at 11:00 AM. Additionally, a special distribution of "Shani Maharaj's Treasure" will be conducted. Social workers Devendra Saini, Rajnesh Devsariya, Narendra Saini, and Bharat Singh will grace the festival as chief guests.
Rambir Saini, General Secretary of the Temple Committee, stated that a meeting of committee members was held in this regard. Attendees included Patron Satvir Verma; President Mahabir Saini; General Secretary Rambir Saini; Treasurer Rajkumar Verma; Press Secretary Krishna Saini Khandelwal; along with Subhash Saini, Pawan Garg, Krishna Saini (Bhiwani Wala), Kailash Garg, Rajkumar Gehlot, Ramesh Saini, Omprakash Saini, Sumit Verma, and Vijender Beriwal, among others. 
All preparations for the festival have been completed, and duties have been assigned to the volunteers associated with the committee. Hundreds of people—including many prominent dignitaries from the city—are expected to attend and add splendor to the festival.
Photo Caption: Members of the Shri Shani Dev Seva Samiti holding a meeting.