Top 5 Doorless Villages in India: Do you know about villages without doors and locks? Know the story of 5 such unique villages of India where people remain carefree leaving their houses open!
Doorless Villages in India: If you check the door two-three times while leaving the house to see if it is locked or not, then this news may surprise you. There are not just one or two but 5 villages in India where people have no doors in their houses. Not only houses, many shops and other buildings too are not locked. The most interesting thing is that the people living here feel completely safe. After all, how is this possible? Is there never any theft here? How do people live without doors? Let us know the story of these unique villages and the interesting reason behind it…
This village of Maharashtra is famous all over the world
The most unique village is Shani Shingnapur located in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. This place is known all over the world because of the famous temple of Lord Shani. Every year lakhs of devotees come here to visit. But apart from the temple, there is another thing which attracts the attention of every visitor. Most of the houses here do not have wooden or iron doors.
Why don’t people lock doors?
An old belief is prevalent among the village people. It is said that several hundred years ago a black stone was found here, which was considered to be the form of Lord Shani. After this, a temple was built in the village and people believed that Lord Shani himself protects the entire village. Since then people here stopped installing doors and locks in their houses. The villagers believe that if anyone tries to steal, he will definitely get punishment from Lord Shani.
How is privacy maintained in homes then?
In most houses, curtains or light partitions are installed to maintain privacy. That means there is no restriction on movement from outside, but the privacy of the family is taken care of. The people of the village claim that incidents of theft are very rare here. They believe that due to the grace of Lord Shani and the mutual trust of the village people, no one dares to do any wrong thing. This trust has given this village a different identity in the entire country.
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Not only Shani Shingnapur, even the houses in these villages have no doors.
Devamali (Rajasthan)
Devmali village of Rajasthan is known for its ancient culture and unique beliefs. The people of this village still live in traditional mud and thatched houses and none of the houses are locked. The entire village is dedicated to the local deity Lord Devnarayan. Here building solid concrete houses or locking them is considered an insult to the deity. The faith is so deep that not a single incident of theft has been recorded here for years.
Sialia (Odisha)
Sialia village of Ganjam district of Odisha also follows this unique tradition. Door frames will be found in the houses here, but doors or doors are missing. The same rule applies even in government buildings. The villagers believe that their village goddess ‘Maa Kharkhai’ protects the entire village as a shield. Therefore no one has to fear theft or robbery.
Khonoma (Nagaland)
Khonoma village of Nagaland is famous not only for its greenery and eco-tourism but also for the honesty of the people. Here you will find many such shops on the roadside where no shopkeeper is sitting at all. Its rates are written along with the goods and a bundle or box is kept. Customers take the goods themselves and put the money in the box honestly. The people here follow their local cultural tradition ‘Kenyu’, which means always doing the right and honest thing even when no one is watching you.
Mawlynnong (Meghalaya)
Mawlynnong of Meghalaya, famous as the cleanest village in Asia, also sets an example of its honesty. People here often leave their houses open without locking them and go to work without any worries. There is no trace of crime or theft here because of the strong community brotherhood and mutual respect for each other.
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