India / Maharashtra /Ahmednagar /Shirdi

Ahmednagar – Manmad State Highway No.10, Shirdi Town, Shirdi, India. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Sai Baba’s Samadhi Mandir is the place where Sacred Body of Baba is resting in Samadhi. The articles handled by Baba are preserved & displayed here in a special showroom. All rituals consisting of Pooja. Abhishek & daily four Aratis are performed here. The Samadhi Mandir of Shri Sai Baba was actually owned by a millionaire from Nagpur and a famous Sai devotee Shreemant Gopalrao, also known as ‘Butti Wada’. He wanted to keep an idol of Murlidhar there. However, according to the legends, Sai Baba manifested himself as Murlidhar and the temple became the Samadhi Mandir of Baba. The Samadhi of Baba is built with white marble stones. The railings around it are full of ornamental decorations. The idol of Baba is a marvelous statue made up of Italian marble built by Late Balaji Vasant in 1954. The temple has an assembly hall for about 600 devotees. The first floor of the temple has the pictures depicting the life of the saint. The temple opens on 5 AM with morning prayers and close down at 10 PM with night prayers.The daily routine of the temple starts at 5 o’clock in the morning with Bhoopali, a morning song, and closes at 10 o’clock in the night after the Shejarati is sung. Only on three occasions the temple is kept open overnight i.e. on Gurupoornima, Dassera, and Ramnavmi. Every Thursday and on each festival, a Palakhi with Baba’s photo is taken out from the temple.

HistoryEdit

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Must SeeEdit

Must see

Visiting TimeEdit

5.00 AM – 10.00 PM

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Best Season to VisitEdit

June to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 – 2 hours.

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

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Guide Required : No Edit

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Sai Padam Restaurant;  Palki Road, Chawdi, Shirdi, Maharashtra – 423 109. ; Ph/M –  N.A. ; Food Serve –  N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Shirdi is well connected by a road network and national Highway. The tourist can reach to Shirdi by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

BUS : Shirdi is well connected to all neighboring cities by Government owned buses. Private A/C and non A/C deluxe buses are also available from Nasik, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune to Shirdi. Bus fare is about Rs 200 to Rs 400 per head, depending upon the type of bus and seat selected.

Train : Trains services have also began operation from the different parts of the country for Shirdi. Located just 10 kms away from the temple, the newly built railway station of Shirdi now runs many trains from across the country like Delhi (Swarna Jayanthi), Mumbai (Sainagar Dr Exp), Chennai (Snsi Chennai Ex), Bangalore(Adi Sbc Express) . The trains also have air conditioned compartments and various classes to suit every pocket.

Air : Aurangabad is the nearest airport which is situated at a distance of about 110 km. This airport connects the city of Ahmednagar to several other cities of the country. Private taxis and buses are available from Aurangabad to Ahmednagar. Flights to Aurangabad can be taken in order to reach Ahmednagar.

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Things to CarryEdit

• Camera, Plenty of water.

Safety / WarningEdit

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HelplineEdit

• Control Room, Ahmednagar – 2416132/2416138/2416100.
• Police : 100.
• Fire Brigade : 101.
• Ambulance : 102.

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