SAI BABA OF SHIRDI is a town and falls under the jurisdiction of municipal council popularly known as Shirdi Nagar Panchayat, located in Rahata Taluka (Sub-division) in Ahmednagar District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Sai Baba of Shirdi (28 September 1835 – 15 October 1918; resided in Shirdi), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who was and is regarded by his devotees as a saint, fakir, and satguru.He was revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees, and during, as well as after, his life it remained uncertain if he was a Hindu or a Muslim himself.Sai Baba is worshiped by people around the world. He had no love for perishable things and his sole concern was self-realization. He taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, and devotion to God and guru.
He gave no distinction based on religion or caste. Sai Baba’s teaching combined elements of Hinduism and Islam: he gave the Hindu name Dwarakamayi to the mosque he lived in.
Local Attractions
Sri Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Temple
Baba’s Chavadi, Dwarkamai Masjid
Maruti Mandir
Dixit Wada Museum
Khandoba Mandir
Wet N Joy Water Park
Lendi Baug
Shirdi Sai Temple Timings
| 4:00 AM | Temple open |
| 4.15 AM | Bhupali |
| 4:30 AM | Kakad Aarti (morning) |
| 5:00 AM | Bhajan in Saibaba Mandir |
| 5.05 AM | Holy Bath of Shri Sai Baba (Mangal Snaan) in Samadhi Mandir |
| 5:35 AM | Aarti “Shirdi Majhe Pandharpur” |
| 5:40 AM | Darshan begins in Samadhi Mandir |
| 9:00 AM | Abhishek Pooja |
| 8:00 AM,10:30 AM | Satyanarayana Pooja |
| 11:30 AM | Dhuni Pooja with rice and ghee in Dwarkamai |
| 12:00 PM | Mid day Aarti |
| 4:00 PM | Pothi (Devotional reading/Study) in Samadhi Mandir |
| At Sunset | Dhoop Aarti |
| 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Devotional Songs in Samadhi Mandir and other Cultural Programmes (if any) |
| 9:00 PM | Chavadi and Gurusthan closes |
| 9:30 PM | In Dwarkamai water is given to Baba, a mosquito net is hung and the hanging lamp is lit |
| 9:45 PM | Dwarkamai (the upper part) closes |
| 10:30 PM | Shej (night) Aarti, after this , a shawl is wrapped around the statue in the Samadhi Mandir, a Rudraksha mala is put around baba’s neck, Mosquito net is hung, and a glass of water kept there |
| 11:15 PM | Samadhi Mandir closes after night Aarti |
The Abhishek Pooja the timing is as below:
| 1st Batch | 7.00 AM to 8.00 AM |
| 2nd Batch | 9.00 AM to 10.00 AM |
| 3rd Batch | 12.30 PM to 1.30 PM |