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122 kms from Nashik |
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Samadhi Mandir,Dwarkamai,Gurusthan,Lendi Baug,Khandoba Mandir |
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Shirdi in Maharashtra is a sacred, powerful and important place of pilgrimage in India. This place is famous because of Shirdi Sai Baba, one of India's most profound fakirs and a doyen of secular thinking. Sai Baba spent his life in this small town.
Through out his lifetime, Sai Baba demonstrated immaculate miracles and utterances that helped many souls to live a better and purposeful life. He would often say, "My Leela is inscrutable". To each one he met, he imparted knowledge according to the capacity of the recipient to absorb it. Thus through the ages Shirdi has become a prominent place of pilgrimage for people of all faiths.
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Pilgrims flock to Shirdi at any time of the year. Shirdi has a dry climate that swings to extremes, from a high of 40° C in May, to a low of 7° C in January. But the monsoon months - June to August - are pleasant, with scanty rains. Though the shrine is open though the week, Thursday is Sai Baba's special day.
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Shirdi is on the Ahmednagar-Manmad Highway, 250 km from Mumbai and 75 km from Nashik. You can fly into Nashik and then take a bus, taxi or train to Shirdi. Shirdi is accessible on the Central Railway line; get off at Manmad (65 km from Shirdi) or at Kopergaon (18 km). MTDC runs buses from all major destinations. |
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Accommodation is never a problem in Shirdi - from the MTDC hotel, tourist rest houses, dharamsalas and ashrams, to five star accommodation - the town is totally geared for pilgrims. Hotels offer special packages and check-in/check-out timings. You can stay in comfort and clean surroundings at one of the charitable sansthas and dharamsalas for just a handful of rupees. Stay clear of touts! |
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