Description

Shirdi Sai temple is an incredible religious asset of Maharashtra, built above the Samadhi of a divine named Sai Baba. This temple is the popular & famous religious spot in Maharashtra visit through thousands of citizens from around the world. It was recognized in 1922 to hold out the services of Shri Sai Baba. Shirdi Sai Sansthan, the well-known trust of the area is responsible for maintenance and management of the entire temple and nearby area. The main role of professionals working under this trust is to look over the regular work goes on in the temple. Location: Shirdi Sai Baba is placed near Nasik approximately 296 km from Mumbai City in India. Shirdi is also connected the railway and airport here. Once here, you will not search any difficulty in finding the temple.

History

Sai Baba came in Shirdi, which belongs to the district of Ahmednagar, when he was of 16 years age and lived there till the ending of his life. His initial abode was in Khandoba temple. The mandir premises are extend across around 200 sq meters. These buildings were renovated in the year 1998 and is equipped with amenities for devotees who arrive here to get blessings of the divine present in Shirdi Sai Baba Temple-Shirdi Maharashtra. The Khandoba mandir in the easier said than done has more significance, because this was the 1st place where Baba lived after entering Shirdi Dham. In those times, the mandir was in centre of an interment ground without doors. A big banyan tree at the entry of the Sai temple indicates the place where the bullock farm cart of Sai halted. In it is memory a little shrine is erected here.

Importance/Significance

Facts/Mythology

Another very important place in the multipart is Gurusthan, which is the place where the tomb of the Sai's Guru is placed and is near Neem tree. Under the Neem tree there is a secretive subway that leads to the place of the Dwarkamai. The current shrine housing tomb was initially called Wada which was a private mansion. Gopalrao Booty, the human being who made this shrine was a wealthy man from Nagpur. He was inspired through Baba and he dreamt of Baba bespeaking him to make a temple & house in Shirdi. Booty and his friend Shama built some rough sketches & showed them to Dixit to obtain his approval. Dixit took the 2 to Sai Baba and Baba responded through temperate blessings. The Wada was initially planned like a rest house & Mandir. Instantaneously Baba was accepted to the Wada, but he took his final respire their and was dormant in the position where the picture of Bhagwan Krishna was believed to be placed. The committal was completed through Thursday very early morning; a snap of Sai Baba was placed on throne on platform of the tomb. This is the brief history of Sai Baba's life and the way, by which temple of Sai Baba in Shirdi came into existence.

Festivals/Events/Gatherings

Shirdi is a very famous place. People often go and visit Shirdi for their various beliefs.Morning, Afternoon, Evening and at night are the four times when Aarathi takes place in Shirdi.