Rightly at the top of “places to visit in Shirdi,” this temple of Sai Baba - who is considered as one of the greatest saints ever known to mankind, meets approximately 25000 to 30000 devotees from across India on any regular day. During festivals and other special occasions, the temple gets flooded with a count of not less than a lakh. Here, prayer songs are sung all day long, right from 4 am to 11 pm.
Known as India’s first ever spiritual themed park, Sai Teerth Theme Park is a fully air-conditioned park that offers 4 different types of shows. This includes a movie space, 5D Show, an artificially created setup of Dwarkamai and a train ride. The shows educate devotees of Sai about his life in a very appealing and entertaining way while the train ride showcases all famous temples of India. There is also a restaurant inside which takes care of hunger needs.
Sai Heritage Village is a relatively new add on to the list of Shirdi tourist places. Only opened in the year 2014, this village is a theme park for devotees of Sai, that works as a pilgrimage cum picnic spot for all. This theme park has gained popularity as it showcases the various incidents and stories from Sai Baba’s times. One can learn about Sai Baba and the villagers’ life here which makes it top places to visit in Shirdi. The park also has a play area for kids to have fun along with a small restaurant that takes care of hunger needs!
Wet N Joy Water Park as the name suggests is water and amusement park that can be counted in the list of popular Shirdi tourist places. Meant for anybody and everybody, this park is the go-to place for experiencing a relaxed, fun-filled day. With a variety of rides that take care of every age group, this park can be your ideal one-day picnic spot with loved ones. The best time to be here is during summer holidays as the park gives one the opportunity to beat the heat by offering exciting offers on entry price.
This Baug - meaning a garden is where Sai Baba used to come to water plants every day and rest under a neem tree. Devotees believe that Sai Baba had dug a pit of 2 feet depth and had placed an earthen lamp in the pit. Today, a marble enclosure with a lamp inside remains lit at all times, in memory of many episodes of Sai and his followers. At the entrance of this park are Samadhis of Baba’s devotees - Abdul Baba, Tatya Kote Patil, Bhau Maharaj Kumbhar and Nanavalli. On a visit here, tourists can also visit Gurusthan which is one of the many other places to visit in Shirdi and is closely located.