Shirdi
is a small village, which is situated at Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra,
it is on the way between Ahmednagar - Manmad highway. The overall population is
approximately 15000 of this silent place of Shirdi. It has around 307 KM on
direction of north-east of Mumbai city and 6 hr drive from Mumbai. Devotees of
this shrine place sometimes crosses maximum 30000 marks as well as it has earns
the major part of its income from tourists.
This
holy place is a home to a great saint Sai Baba, he was spends here near about
eighty years of his life before he was dying in 1918. This village Shirdi is
very small and is of just 2 Sq km. It is basically a pilgrimage center. There
has one main street and the road is full of narrow lane which has full covered
with small shops, most of them shops have selling material that is needful at
the Shirdi temple.
Sai
Baba:
Long
time ago, at the early eighteenth century a young bearded man, who is known as
Sai Baba, with bright eyes took shelter in a mosque, in Shirdi Village in state
of Maharashtra, India. Nobody knew from where this stranger had come who hardly
spoke a word and stayed there.
Sai
Baba was strongly believed in equality of religion and he never had distinguished
anyone on the basis of caste, community or religion. He always made it a point
not to back empty handed those who had come to Sai Baba in their hour of need
and grief. He performed miracles to reduce the suffering of poor people. On one
occasion he restored the eyes of a blind elderly and on another occasion he was
been lighted a lantern with water when there was no oil to burn it.
As
all good things have to end ultimately "Sai Baba" also left his a body
on his own will dated on 15th Oct. 1918, leaving his millions of believers and all
was crying. His body was laid in the Samadhi Mandir, it is known as
"Booty", which he had asked his pupil to built before his death.
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Hotel Saish one of the economy hotels in Shirdi, is located just 300 meters from the garden. It provides comfortable accommodation in its well designed and spacious rooms equipped with all major features.
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