Well, that is really the million dollar question! When one goes on a pilgrimage, one is at peace with himself– talking inwardly to God and trying to shake away the surroundings around. Not at Shirdi though. Appalling as it may sound, when one reach Shirdi, one will find most people to be hurrying around, trying to beat the system to get a quick glance of the revered Baba and leave. Shirdi is the abode of Sai Baba, one of the most revered saints of modern India. Sai Baba has followers across all religions, particularly the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Jains. People from other religions also visit Shirdi to seek the blessings of Sai Baba. In modern times, Sai Baba has been accorded the status of God; some even call him one of the avatars of Lord Vishnu. He imparted two teachings – Shraddha (faith) and Saburi(patience). If you have faith and patience, you will succeed – he said.
The Sai Baba Temple of Shirdi is about 200kms form Pune in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. Sai Baba is considered one of India’s greatest saints and thousands of devotees flock to the Sai Baba Temple every day in order to pay their respects and seek his blessings. Thursdays are considered very auspicious among devotees for a visit to the temple as it is considered Sai Baba’s holy day; the day one’s wishes (mannat) are granted by him. A visit to Shirdiis a very special occasion for the millions of devotees of Sai Baba. At Shirdi, the day starts very early with the daily morningaarti which is held every day at 5:30 am followed the ‘holy bath’ of Sai Baba. Regular darshanstarts at 7am for which devotees start forming queues as early as 4 am at the temple entrance.


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