Shirdi-home Of Guru Sai Baba

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“Shirdi-Home of Guru Sai Baba”
Shirdi is a small town located in Rahata Tahasil in Ahmednagar District in the State of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the busy Western Sea Shore line. Shirdi is best known as the home of the popular guru Shirdi Sai Baba. Shirdi is a very popular pilgrimage destination for devotees and sees a floating population of about half a million people during the holidays. On a daily basis there are about 2500 devotees.
Shirdi is located about 300 kms from Mumbai and is called the Land of the Sai. Every activity in Shirdi revolves around the templededicated to Sai Baba. Devotees start queuing up in the early hours of morning to seek the blessings of the life-size statue of Sai Baba. On every Thursday is marked a special puja and darshan of the Sai Baba statue is held in the temple. Other places of interest that devotees can visit are the Dwarkamani Mosque where the Baba meditated and slept on alternate nights, near the mosque, in a corridor is the dhuni or eternal flame that burns day and night, the Gurusthan, the Kandoba Temple, Shani Mandir, Narsimha Mandir, Changdev Maharaj Samadhi ...
... and the Sakori Ashram. Shani Shingnapur is a famous Shani temple located near Shirdi. A Sai garden is also in the pipeline to showcase the life and teachings of Sai Baba through laser shows and live shows.
Shirdi is gearing up for the year 2018 as it is the year of 100th anniversary of Shri Sai Baba Punyatithi. It was on the day of Dassera in 1918 that Shri Sai Baba took Samadhi. To accommodate the massive turnout Government officials and the trust have a crowd management program and to facilitate the darshans. This development is also believed to boost Shirdi's infrastructure & overall development. This opportunity has led to an increase in the number of hospitality groups entering Shirdi. Taj Gateway, Holiday Inn, ITC Fortune, St.Laurn are some of the properties which plan to come to Shirdi in the coming years. Shri Sai Baba Sansthan is also adding to its rooms for devotees.
Devotees flock to the temple throughout the year so Shirdi offers a number of accommodations to suit every budget, including ashrams that offer a comfortable stay. It is also well connected by roads and railways and offers helicopter services as well. An airport is under construction. The nearest airport is Aurangabad.To know more about Shirdi and Popular-Shirdi-Hotels visit HolidayIQ