Shirdi Sai temple is a
Very beautiful shrine that was built over the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba.
Shirdi is located
approximately 296 Kilometers from Mumbai (Bombay )
City in India
Shirdi is famous temple of Shri Sai Baba
At age of 16 yrs Shri
Saibaba arrived at the village of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra
and remained their till his death. Saibaba found shelter in Khandoba temple,
where a villager Mahalsapathi in the temple addressed him as Sai or Saint Sai
baba.
Shri Saibaba of Shirdi
lived between 1838 and 1918, whose real name, birthplace and date of birth are
not known. An Indian spiritual guru and a fakir, Shri Saibaba in Shirdi was
regarded with great reverence by both Hindu and Muslim followers. Lord Sai
lived in a mosque and after death his body was cremated in a temple.
Sri Shirdi Sai
philosophy ingrained 'Shraddha'
meaning faith and 'Saburi' meaning
compassion. According to god Sai, Shraddha and Saburi were the supreme
attributes to reach the state of godliness.
Long time ago, at the beginning of
eighteenth century a young bearded man ( Shirdi Sai baba) with sparkling eyes
took shelter in a mosque, in Shirdi Village (of Maharashtra State, In India) .
Nobody knew from where this stranger had come who hardly spoke a word and
stayed there.
Gradually the curious villagers started
offering food to the man, but he never asked anything from them. Sometimes he
shared his food with the animals. Soon the young fakir, as he was started to be
addressed, started expressing his view points with few elderly villagers. His
simple language of expression and his special power of solving the problems of
poor needy and destitute soon made this less known fakir, to be known as Shri
Sai Baba. As the days passed, devotees started streaming into Shirdi in ever
growing numbers. The village was fast becoming a centre of pilgrimage. As gifts
and presentations flowed in, the pomp and ceremony of Sai worship were
evolving. Everyday Sai Baba would be a pauper having distributed all among the
needy and the poor. But Sai Baba's life of a Fakir remained calm, undisturbed,
unaltered and therein is the saint's Spiritual glory.
People also realised that this
"Baba" was no ordinary person but a person with extraordinary godly
powers. Such powers are not known or present in normal human beings. Baba
preached his principle of love and faith in humanity to all his disciples. He
always felt anguished over the fact that all those who came to him were more
for their own personal problems and not for attaining the ultimate goal of
reaching God which he felt could be attained only by true servicing of
humanity.
Sai baba strongly believed in uniformity
of religion and he never distinguished anyone on the basis of caste, creed or
religion. He always made it a point not to return empty handed those who had
come to him in their hour of need and grief. He performed miracles to alleviate
the suffering of poor people. On one occasion he restored the eyes of a blind
elderly and on another occasion he lighted a lantern with water when there was
no oil to burn it.
As all good things have to end
ultimately "Baba" also left his body on his own will on 15th Oct.
1918, leaving his millions of believers and followers crying. His body was laid
in the Samadhi Mandir called "Booty", which he had asked his disciple
to built before his death.
Sai Baba was Unique, in that, he lived
his message through the Essence of his Being. His life and relationship with
the common man was his teaching. The giant Energy that was manifest in the body
of Sai was moving and is still moving in a mysterious way, creating and
recreating itself everywhere, beyond the comprehension of time and space. Yet,
he lived with the common folk as a penniless fakir, wearing a torn kafni,
sleeping over a mat while resting his head on a brick, begging for his food. He
radiated a mysterious smile and a deep inward look, of a peace that passed all
understanding. He was always and ever aware of what transpired within the
hearts and minds of everyone, whether they be, His devotees or not. This
Omnipresent and Omniscient Sri Sai Baba who left his mortal body in 1918, is
the living spiritual force that is drawing people from all walks of life, from
all parts of the world, into his fold, today.Sri Sai Baba lived, acted and
behaved as only a "God descended on Earth" can. He came to serve
mankind, to free them from the clutches of fear.
Location:- 122 k.m away from Nashik.Regular Tourist buses are available from Mumbai,Navi-Mumbai,Pune and Nashik.
How To Go:-
Nearest railway station is Shirdi, on the Manmad-Daund section of central Railway.
Nashik-Shirdi 112 kms. Aurangabad-Shirdi 126 kms.(Aurangabad-Vaijapur Yeola-Kopargaon-Shirdi) Pune-Shirdi,183 kms. (Pune-Kalamba-sangmner-Talegaon-shirdi). State Transport buses ply regularly from Mumbai, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Pune and kopargaon.
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Where To Stay:- Local Hotels are available which are at affordable Cost.Best is the Sansthan's Accomodation.
MTDC Hotel :-http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in
| Name |
WorldWeb |
Online Reservation |
Contact |
| Sai Snehal Shirdi |
http://www.hotelsaisnehal.com |
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081088 20111/02423-256021 |
| +91-92222
72222 |
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| Hotel
Shantikamal |
094 23 160953 |
Near By Places:-Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple|SaptShrungi ( Vani )
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