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. The two main pujas - The Abhishek Pooja and Satyanarayan Pooja are conducted in three and five batches of 7 am, 9 am and 11 am and 7 am, 9 am, 11 am, 1pm, and 3 pm respectively.
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.
Gurusthan meaning “seat of a teacher” is the place where Sai Baba was first seen to the world as a 16 years old boy. He sat under a Neem tree here, where today, a shrine is built. From the roof of this temple, the branches of the neem tree make their way out. A huge portrait of Sai Baba is placed, along with a Shivling and Nandi bull. There is also a marble statue of Sai Baba with pictures of 12 jyotirlingas in the same shrine. Devotees of Sai Baba believe that lighting incense sticks at Gurusthan can heal all their ailments.
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!
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!
This miraculous temple of Lord Shani holds no deity-like any other temple. Here, the lord is believed to be present in a simple black stone who protects his devotees from evil. His devotees in surrounding villages trust his power so much that they don’t have doors or locks at their houses. They believe that Lord Shani will take care of the thieves and will save them from all sorts of danger. The stories and history of this temple are pretty interesting which makes it one of the best places to visit in Shirdi; especially for curious souls.
