Tour to Shirdi

A small town, located at a distance of approximately 296 kms away from Mumbai, Shirdi is of immense importance to the followers and devotees of Shri Satya Sai Baba. An otherwise sleepy village, Shirdi rose to prominence with the death of the sage in the 1918. Since then Shirdi enjoys the status of a pilgrimage and registers a steady increase in footfalls. There are a host of tourist attractions in Shirdi as well that increases its importance with the tourists. You can count on Flightshotelstours.com to provide you with all the needful inputs that will help you plan your tour to Shirdi.

One of the primary sites to pay visits to during your tour to Shirdi is the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba. The Samadhi is a majestic structure constructed of white marble stones. The railings bordering it are beautifully decorated and ornamented. The Samadhi also houses a lifelike idol of the sage carved out of Italian marble. The temple features a spacious assembly hall that can accommodate 600 devotees. There is an enclosure and quite close to the Samadhi where the visitors can take a close look at the articles used by Shri Sai Baba during his lifetime.

Your tour is bound to be religious in nature considering the fact that the Samadhi temple of Satya Sai Baba is the major highlight of the place. Situated to the right of the temple is a mosque where Baba is said to have spent his last few days on this earth. Tourists out on Shirdi travel make it a point to visit this mosque to take a look at the oil painting that are said to have been the manifestations of creative strain in the sage. Shirdi is also dotted with the temples dedicated to local deities like Shani, Ganapati and Shankar and are also counted among the popular places of interest for those embarking on a tour to Shirdi. Among the most popular festivals celebrated in Shirdi are included Guru Poornima, Dussehra and Ram Navami.