Shirdi Travel Guide

Shirdi is a town located in the state of Maharashtra in India. This city is popularly known for the very famous Sai Baba Temple for which people from all over the world come here for the visits. This city is located on the Arabian Sea coastline. Shirdi was the place where the great saint Sai Baba spent his entire life till his samadhi that happened in the year 1918. And after his demise, his numerous followers treat this place as a pilgrimage center and millions of his devotees from all around the globe come every year during the festivals to pay their homage. During the festivals of Sai Baba’s death Anniversary, Guru Poornima, Diwali and Dusshera you can expect millions of people coming to Sai baba’s darbar for a view.

Why Visit Shirdi?

• People mostly visit Shirdi to visit the Sai Baba temple and for that, they often offer expensive gifts to the temple organization and it is also a fact that the Sai Baba Temple organization is counted among the richest organization in the country. You can have a visit to the main temple of darbar of Sri Sai Baba and seek blessings from there. It will be indeed bliss to get a view of Sai Baba as you can offer you prayers there and get blessings.
• You can also visit the Dwarakamayi which is a mosque where Sai Baba has spent his entire life of 60 years and also has Samadhi in this specific mosque only. You can also see lots of precious objects of Sai baba that are treated as divine are also seen in this place. The Dwarkamayi mosque has been reconstructed and you can see the fire flame that SaiBaba always keptburning known as Dhuni. The flames are never allowed to expireas it was lit by SaiBaba before 100 years back. You can also see, some of the important articles of Sai Baba such as the grinding stone, with the help of which he used to light the light that is found in this Dwrakamayi mosque.
• You can also visit the Chavadi and Khandoba Raya Temple that are closely associated places with Sai Baba as he spent his life at these places also.

Shirdi Tips and Recommendations

• You can buy several objects associated to Sai Baba as there are a large number of shops that sell Sai Baba charms and souvenirs such as, stickers and photos of Sai Baba,statues, magnet stickers, books, lockets and you can afford the prices as they are negotiable.
• According to the rule of the temple premises make sure to not to buy anything else other than flowers as it is advisable not to buy anything to offer to Sai Baba except flowers.And if you offer something else such as sweets or something the priests will return back everything else and do not believe upon the shopkeepers as they may insist you on buying more things for the puja.
• You can buy prasad from the prasad counter inside the temple premises.

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