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As
soon as you reach the holy place of Shirdi, you
will find two main roads ( one road coming from
Mumbai and the other from Ahmednagar ) both
lead you to the path marked no.1.
Then from this place you turn to the left, this
road leads to the lunch and dinner place as indicated
in photo as no.2.
The road at right leads to the main entrance of
Mandir as indicated by no.3.
Route No.3.
can lead you to two places - The Samadhi Mandir
and The Gurusthaan. To reach the Samadhi Mandir
No.6.
you ought to go through the darshan queue as indicated
by route
no.4.
The Gurusthaan is indicated by route marked no.5.
The Darshan queue is the permanent route and in
all festivals one ought to take this route. There
are thousand of devotees each thursday to pay their
homage, waiting in queues. To reach the Samadhi
Mandir you may have to spend 1/2 hr to 2 hrs in
the darshan queue, depending on the season. But
during festivals it takes around 8-12 hrs to reach
the Samadhi Mandir. Those who want to build up their
spiritual power or attain peace of mind can spend
more time here in meditation (Dhyaan dharna)
or chanting His name (Jap). You can then
reach Dwarkamai No.7.
by the path indicated in red. Also Baba ji's Chawdi
No. 8.
can be reached by the red dotted lines. Baba used
to sleep in the chawdi every alternate day, so every
Thursday Seja aarti is performed here. No.9.
indicates the two Hanuman temples. No.10.
is the place for people to carry out their daily
routine bath, wash etc.
No.11.
are the three temples of Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha
and Shani Deva, these temples existed even when
Baba had not left his body. No.12.
is the Lendi Garden used by Baba for his daily routine
activities.
No.13.
is the Shirdi Bus Stand. Majority of the buses halt
here. There are both private and state govt. buses
operating from here. Private Buses are costlier
and stop only at important places. Other buses stop
at each small stop and their charges are also minimal.
Taxis and mini buses also operate from here and
their fare ranges from Rs. 50/- to Rs. 300/- per
head, depending on the season.
Outside
the Bus station, there is an hospital which is maintained
by the Shirdi Sansthaan itself. The Hospital is
equipped with the latest euipments and all facilities.
Very near the hospital is the Khandoba Temple- the
temple where Baba appeared first.
Great
devotee of Shree Lord Saibaba's Mhalasapati used
to carry daily pooja and aarti of Baba. It is very
difficult to find such great devotees .Large chunk
of working hours of his were spent with Baba and
at night also he used to sleep with Baba. But never
he asked any favour from Baba.
This is most powerful ideal temple in India where
you will find both at one place. ( Baba's Samadhi
and Statue of Baba )
In this place nobody will ask you for any money
for pooja nor will anybody demand anything for carrying
out the pooja for Lord Saibaba. Devotees can carry
out the pooja as per their wish and shraddha.
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