Hi Folks.....!

Kishore here!!!! I am here to share my Travel experience. Recently i have visited Shirdi. Shirdi, a holy place where Lord SaiBaba spent his life.

The name 'Sai Baba' is believed to be a combination of Persian and Indian origin. Sāī is from Indian origin, meaning "Sakshat Ishwar" given by the priest Mahalsapati (a close devotee of Sai Baba) during the evening when baba returned to Shirdi after leaving shirdi earlier in his teen days.

SHIRDI:

I am a great devotee of SaiBaba from my childhood. This is not my first visit to Shirdi. Whenever i go there, i feel like i've entered into a new world, world of peace, a world where every tourist wanted to live in..!!!!!

SaiBaba Samadhi darshan will make us to relieve from all our sins, difficulties, problems, etc. After crossing all the lines(where devotees have to pass through before getting into Samadhi room), devotees feel great pleasure to see SaiBaba's Idol and Samadhi. They will offer prayers and ask for the capacity to face the problems and get rid of them. SaiBaba will always save those who are in need. He is also known as "Sabka Malik Hain". This is very true, as we can see devotees from all castes(hindu, muslim , sikh,...). In this way we can see all sort of devotees. This creates a great environment in Shirdi. In other words we can see Indians from all parts of the world.

In Shirdi, we will come across some important places like Chawadi, Dhuni, some utensils used by SaiBaba.....it feels like heavenly pleasure when we enter to these places.

Here in Shirdi we will not see the rush of devotees like Tirupathi. But, in the month of Summer total Shirdi will be filled by the devotees.

Bhakthi Niwas

This is the place where every devotee wants to live in. If one wants to save money and enjoy all the pleasure at a minimum cost then bhakti Nivas is an apt place. This was established by Maharashtra Govt. It has around 500 rooms. Also has every facility like tea canteen, meals, filtered water, a big park to refresh ourselves and finally a neatr and clean maintainance. Apart of this we have number of Hotels(A/c , Non A/c) where we can take our boarding. Also we have many Andhra Hotels which are delicious and yummy.

Other Places Near Shirdi to visit

There are many other places to visit in & around Shirdi. Like Shani Shignapore, Nasik, MukthiDham.

Shani Shignapore

It is a place where Lord Shani Maharaj's stone idol is placed. All the devotees who visit this place will do Tailabhishekam(with Nuvvula nune( sesame oil) ). And here ladies are not allowed to do abishekam, they can only visit the Holy Sacred idol.
There is a procedure that all the men including small children has to wear orange cloth(as lungi(telugu) ). Then only they can be able to do abishekam with oil.

Nasik

The main places to vsit in Nasik are Triambakeshwar temple, Triveni Sangamam, Panchvati, some temples around panchvati, Tapovann.

Triambakeshwar temple is another holy place where the God's idol is a lingam. This Lingam has a speciality. Not like the other idols, ths lingam is downwards and we have three portions inside the lingam. Each portions are named after the gods such as Brahma, Vshnu and Shiva. Thats why the name Triambakam(tri= three). And the natural beauty is awesome. We can see big Hills around the temple.

Very important thing is that, this is the place where river Godavari born. Enthusiastic devotees can go and watch the place where the first drop of godavari comes out from the hill. But its too hard to go there as the hills are so high and a normal teenage guy will make an approximate of 4 hours to climb that hill. So just imagine can it be possible??? Yes it is....provided if you are really determined to go...!!!!!!!

Triveni Sangamam

here is the place where three rivers meet...u can see the flow....

Triveni Sangamam, place where three rivers meet. Interestingly we cant predict where the three rivers are. As said by the local people three rivers come from different places and meet in this place. Among them one is godavari and the rest are not known by me. If you ever go there then tell me about the other rivers...!!!!!!!!!!!

Panchvati

this is the place where Goddess Sita was hidden by Lord Rama

Panchavati, an awesome place to visit. Here we have paanch vatis i.e, 5 trees. It has a history. It saays that Lord SriRama when he was in Battle with Ravana, he kept Goddess Sita in a secret place(a place like a cave). And in order to identify that secret spot, Lord Rama marked Five big trees as an identification. It was really interesting...isnt it !!!!!!! and it will be more interesting when you go through that cave...sounds awesome... Rama you are great...!!!!!!

Also we have other temples like KalaRam Mandir, GhoraRam Mandir, other small temples in the surroundings. They are also watchable places.

I would also like to share another funny experience. I always wanted to take as many photos when i visit such places. I gave my handy camera to mom and asked to take a snap. And the place is Triveni sangam. Full of water. I stepped on the first step....no probs...its fine. But thing is that whole area is not covered in the photo..so i stepped on the next one thats itt..!!!!! Though i stepped correctly but there was full of algae( paakuru )...imagine what could happen..!!!!! Yes the same thing what you have expected. But fortunately i was safely landed on to the water with my back on to the water...no injuries...a big thanx to Goddess Godavari...!!!

Haaa.......that was my trip to Shirdi.

Final Word

Finally if you are really interested to go Shirdi then you can manage easily with the amount of Rs. 1500/- per head. This amount will be enough to visit the places what i've mentioned.

Everyone has the doubt how to go shirdi?
my answer is one can go by Bus, train, Plane.

The cheapest is Train, as i went by train.

Invidually the costs barred by the person on a trip to shirdi is in the following way...

Train per head - 580 ( up and down 290+290 )

Room rent - 200 to 600 (as per the required criteria)

food and other shopping - 200 to 300

nearby places visit - 400 to 500
Totally an indivdual can spend around 1500/-.

I thiink this may be usefull for the newly visiting people to shirdi.

Thanx to one and all...............take care

bye........:)

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