Tripnomadic/India

Attractions

Saibaba Temple

Altitude

504 m

STD Code

02423

Best Season

June - Mar

State/Code

Shirdi/423109

LANGUAGES

Marathi, Hindi & English

OVERVIEW

Shirdi Travel Guide

The beautiful city is very famous for the regions and holy temple located here along with many breath-taking picturesque landscapes that the city serves for its tourists.

Being highly renowned for being the home of great saint Sai Baba, Shirdi is highly cherished with many architectural temples each having a great importance in Hindi religion. The city is one of the highly visited pilgrimage sites found in the state.

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best tourists places in Shirdi

  • The Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Temple
  • The Gurusthan
  • The Samadhi Mandir
  • The Shani Shingnapur Temple

The Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Temple

The majestic temple is very highly visited pilgrimage site as it is dedicated to Shri Sai Baba. The temple is highly visited by thousands of devotes of Sai Baba and it is so huge that it covers an area of over 200 square metres. The temple is normally visited by 25,000 devotees on an average each day. The temple is much more highly visited during the Hindu Festivals and is so famous as Shri Sai Baba lived here to help people.

The Gurusthan

The pilgrimage site is the very place where Shri Sai Baba firstly appeared when he was a 16-year-old boy. The sacred place also has a holy shrine and the peacefulness spread in the atmosphere is highly charmed by worshippers who visit Shirdi. The beautiful place brings calmness to your mind and heart and you would love to visit the place for sure. The term Gurusthan indicates to the seat of the teacher. As per the legends if tourists lighten incense sticks here, then their ailments will get cured.

The Samadhi Mandir

The glorious temple is owned by a devotee of Shir Sai Baba and it has been visited highly by many of other worshippers too. The beautiful shrine is indeed one of the most visited spots and is a must to visit pilgrimage site found in the city. The devotee wanted to have an idol of Lord Murlidhar installed in the temple and that’s when declared himself Shri Sai baba as one. The sacred temple is made completely of pure marble and the carvings on the white marble make it look much more glorious.

The Shani Shingnapur Temple

The spectacular temple is dedicated to the powerful Lord Shani symbolising the planet Saturn. As per the legends the powerful God has emerged himself in the form of a black stone and it is visited by many devotes every year. None of the houses near the temple has any doors or locks and that’s the speciality of the region as they believe the Lord Shani will be protecting them always. Devotees worship Lord Shani to take away all the bad luck in their life and for the smooth running of every day in their lives.