Shirdi is a small village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The small village is 100 km from Nashik. It is today a hustling pilgrimage center of India. Shirdi was the home of Sai Baba, the great saint of the 20th century. The saint lived in Shirdi for more than 50 years of his life. He made the small village a big pilgrimage site for devotees. Devotees throng from all over the world. Sai Baba entered this village when he was 16 years of age. He appeared under a neem tree and was engaged in a hard self-mortification. The saint devoted his entire life for the upliftment of the poor and the suffering. The saint’s origin and early life are covered in enigma. He is believed to be an embodiment of lord Shiva. The whole village and every corner of it have some association with the great saint. The great saint left for heavenly abode in 1918 and his Samadhi is visited by thousands of tourists even today. The place where Sai Baba came to Shirdi as a Bal Yogi is known as Gurusthan. There is a temple at this site and a small shrine in Gurusthan. The small town of Shirdi is full of fragrance with the devotional intensity of devotees from across the world. The hamlet is placed highly on the world map of spirituality. Events Time Bhupali 5.00 am Kakad Aarti 5:15 am Holy Bath of Baba 6:00 am Darshan Begins 7:00 am Abhishek 9:00 am Satyanarayanpuja 9:00 am Afternoon Aarti 12:00 noon Pravachan 4:00 pm Dhupa Aarti Sun-set Shejarati 10:00 pm HOW TO GO Ahmedabad to Shirdi Kopargaon (KPG), Manmad Jn (MMR) and Aurangabad (AWB) are 3 nearby train stations connected to Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad to Kopargaon Trains Trains to Kopargaon depart from 1 station in Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Jn (ADI) Related: Kopargaon to Shirdi No Train Departure Arrival Duration Running Days 1 Adi Sbc Express (16501) 06:00 PM (Ahmedabad Jn) 07:53 AM (Kopargaon) 13h 53m Tue See All Note: The running days are from Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad to Aurangabad Trains Trains to Aurangabad depart from 1 station in Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Jn (ADI) Related: Aurangabad to Shirdi No Train Departure Arrival Duration Running Days 1 Rameswaram Exp (16734) 04:15 PM (Ahmedabad Jn) 07:20 AM (Aurangabad) 15h 5m Tue See All Note: The running days are from Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad to Manmad Trains Trains to Manmad depart from 1 station in Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Jn (ADI) Related: Manmad to Shirdi No Train Departure Arrival Duration Running Days 1 Rameswaram Exp (16734) 04:15 PM (Ahmedabad Jn) 05:10 AM (Manmad Jn) 12h 55m Tue 2 Adi Sbc Express (16501) 06:00 PM (Ahmedabad Jn) 07:05 AM (Manmad Jn) 13h 5m Tue — with Ashvin Solanki and 23 others at
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