I had a plan to visit the Ellora Caves on the next day, so I was supposed to visit Sai Baba Temple in the early morning. The room at my guest house was very nice with an attached bathroom. These days, you can also book MakeMyTrip Shirdi Hotels online. There are many luxury as well as budget hotels in Shirdi, so accommodation is not an issue at this place. After 20-30 minutes of search, I found a room in INR 200 to spend the night. I was looking for a budget accommodation to spend the night. I searched for the hotels around the temple. Temple Complex Shirdi Shri Sai Baba Sansthan (Temple Complex) Shirdi So, there was no chance to visit the temple on that night. The temple remain closed between 11.00 PM to 05.00 AM. I reached Shirdi from Aurangabad in the night around 11.30 PM. It was 2-days hectic weekend trip from Hyderabad, but I did not want to miss that chance for a trip to Shirdi, when I was so closed to that place. I made a quick visit to Shirdi, while I was travelling to Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Aurangabad. As the time passed, his devotees erected a grand temple over the Samadhi (burial place) of Sai Baba. He was buried in Shirdi Village by his devotees. He left this mortal world in the year 1918 to the God’s Adobe. But, nobody is immortal and so was the saint. The fame of Baba was widespread with the time. The taste of the leaves of a Neem Tree under that he used to sit turned in to a sweet one from bitter. The ashes from his dhuni (fire place) were sacred enough to cure the incurable diseases. His touch was sufficient enough to cure the patients. He was a charismatic person, whose blessings were sufficient to heal the pain of the mankind. His teaching was the combination of elements from Hindu as well as Muslim religion. He gave the mantra (epigram) of Sabka Malik Ek (One God Governs All). They considered him as an avatar (form) of the God, however Baba was actually lived an ascetic life. As the stories of those miracles widespread in the region, many people from different parts of India started coming Shirdi to seek the blessings of that saint.

That divine saint lived there for many years and the village was blessed by his miracles. A local temple priest recognized him as a Muslim saint and greeted him with the words “ Ya Sai” meaning Welcome Sai.

This story began in the beginning of the 19th century, when a divine saint came in this village. He is revered equally by Hindus and Muslims, as by people of other religions around the world. Millions of devotees from all around the world come every year to seek the blessings of Sai Baba of Shirdi. Now, easily accessible by major cities in the region, it is one of the most visited pilgrimage center in India. Shirdi was once a small village in Ahamad Nagar District of Maharashtra, away from the limelight and people’s attractions.

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