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Abdul Baba cottage

The cottage is situated right opposite to Chavadi that once belonged to Sai baba's most fervent followers, Abdul Baba. This one is small and green in color with many rare memoirs of Baba and himself. A must visit for the collection of rare artifacts involving the two.

Abdul Baba's cottage is the residence where one of the ardent devotees of Sai Baba, Abdul Baba, spent the last years of his life at Shirdi. The cottage is open for the general public and is one of the most famous attractions in Shirdi.

During his last years, Sai baba used to spend alternate nights at Chavadi. The place is located near Dwarkamai mosque from where the procession of Sai baba along with his followers was carried out in a palki. Even today, the procession takes place on every Thursday with the idol of the saint inside the palki. Therefore the place is of great importance to Sai baba's followers.

One of most important pilgrimage centers of the country, Shirdi is frequented by thousands of devotees almost daily. A devout worshipper will also be the happiest shopper as Shirdi has markets with the largest collection of Sai Baba effigies and pictures. Rows of shops line up the streets that lead to the temple serving as great places to also shop for gifts. Starting from marble and fiber statues, one can find laminated portraits, key rings, rosaries, garlands made with fresh flowers and with plastic/cloth flowers, all kinds of dry fruits, etc. Apart from the statues, devotees can also shop from an extensive collection of religious books about the life of Sai Baba and his philosophies. Available in English and other vernacular languages, these books can be sanctified by following a ritual too. In the garment shopping department, Shirdi is unlike other cities. Being a religious site, it has many shops selling shawls to be used as offering in Baba's Temple or even as headband during meditation. Shops sell a wide variety of sweets from laddoos to pedas which are mostly dry in nature and hence can be preserved longer. The Sai Complex Mall is at a walking distance from the temple for shoppers not into religious shopping. However, it is to be noted that the mall is still in its development phase. Read More

The Wada museum is located in the vicinity of the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan trust that showcases vintage pictures of Sai baba with his followers. It also displays his leather padukas, long robes and a smoking pipe along with gramophone records, bathing stone and cooking utensils, among others.

Dwarkamai is one of the treasures of Shirdi for the devotees. They say that Dwarkamai is the heart of Shirdi, the place where the great Sai Baba spent a significant part of his life including his last moments. It is a treasure to all of Baba's devotees because it was the home of, as they like to call him, God on Earth. People of all faiths look up to the great Sai Baba and truly believe in what he preached. The spirit of tolerance, acceptance and welcome is very much alive here. This site, at first, was a dilapidated mosque which was covered in knee deep holes and crumbling ruins. Baba is the one that turned it into Dwarkamai and reiterated that God is one. Dwarkamai is probably the only mosque which has a temple in it! One is taken over by Sai Baba's holy energy and conferred with his blessings as soon as they step into this mosque. The striking and powerful atmosphere of positivity is so calming and tranquil that one can feel their soul being cleansed of all fears, insecurities and negativity. Once you enter Baba's home, you feel at home. You feel at peace. What is truly interesting and worth noticing is that people from different faiths and religions come here to pay homage to Sai Baba and do that in their own way as they find comfortable. Some kneel and rest their head on the ground, some pray to the 'dhuni' which is the perpetually burning sacred fire and some read their 'japas' or read from sacred texts. This reinforces that people have taken to Baba's teachings and practice the belief that God is one. Read More

Gurusthan is the place where Sai Baba first appeared to the world as a 16 year old boy. The place is situated under a Neem tree. It also has a shrine on which Sai baba's portrait is placed with a Shivalingam and the Nandi bull right in front of it. Gurusthan means- the seat of the teacher. Devotees truly believe that lighting incense sticks at this place will cure them of all ailments. This place is located in Kopargaon which is around 14 km from the main town of Shirdi. Read More

The house of Laxmibai Shinde belongs to the woman of the same name, one of the seven devotees of Sai Baba who was with him when he passed away. The house is now open for the general public and showcases a statue of Laxmibai along with a few coins that Baba gave to her before his death.

Located on Shirdi-manmade state highway, the ashram is 7km away from Shirdi. Managed and maintained by Spiritual Guru Om Gurudev, it is also a co-educational residential school for children. Anygraha' a religious program is conducted every Poornima that goes on throughout the night in the presence of Sadguru Janglidas Maharaj.

The temple is situated on the main road with the icons of Khandoba, Banai and Mhalsai. The temple is dedicated to Khandoba, the presiding deity of the town. It is believed that Sai Baba came to Shirdi for a second time with a marriage party and set his foot under a Banyan tree. The priest named Mhalsapati first spotted the homeless fakir and welcomed him to Shirdi by saying ' Aao Sai' meaning 'Welcome Sai' in Marathi. This place is one of the 13 most important temples dedicated to Khandoba, the most important one being at Jejuri, near Pune. Read More