Shirdi is a small town on the Ahmednagar- Manmad highway. Situated around 307 km northeast of Mumbai, the town is around 6 hr drive from Mumbai. Shirdi is a silent place with population of around 15000. The city earns the major part of its revenue from the tourists and pilgrims whose number sometimes crosses the 30000 mark with utmost ease. This holy destination is a home to a great legend Sai Baba who lived her for around eighty years before he went into his samadhi some 80 years ago in 1918. Shirdi is mainly a religious center. The town is tiny and is of just 2 Sq km. It has a main street and is full of narrow by lanes that are covered with small shops, most of them selling material that are offered at the temple.
This is the place where Sai Baba went into his samadhi. The temple is built of stones whereas the samadhi is built up of white marbles, with beautiful ornamental decorations. Behind the samadhi there is an idol of Sai Baba which shows him seated on a throne. The idol is made up of pure Italian marble and is a masterpiece indeed, it appears as if Sai Baba is about to speak to his devotees.. The temple can be visited from 5 AM till 10 in night. On Guru-Poornima, Dussera, and Ramnavami festivals, the temple is open overnight. On every thursday, a palkhi with Baba's photo is taken out from the temple, which is worth a watch.
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