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Temple town of Sai Baba
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The Sai town
- Temple darshan
- Samadhi visit
- Dwarakamai
Day 2 · The trust
- Chavadi
- Trust lanes
- Return
Geography & terrain
Shirdi lies in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, 180 km from Mumbai and 80 km from Nashik — the Sai town of the region, its Sai Baba temple, the 1950s-era samadhi and the trusts set on the Ahmednagar plain.
History & culture
The town's story runs with the 1918 samadhi era — the Sai town of the 1918 samadhi and the 1954 temple of the Sai devotion, with the town's modern role as the pilgrimage of the Maharashtra circuit and the home of the 1954-era temple and the 1918 samadhi and the Dwarakamai; the town's history of the 1990s-era temple extension and the 2010s-era tourism and the Khandoba stop, gives Shirdi its Sai character.
Where to stay
Budget
₹800–2,000/night
Mid-range
₹2,000–4,000/night
Comfort
₹4,000+/night
Things to do
- Sai temples
- Samadhi halls
- Fire shrines
- Night halls
- Trust lanes
Eat & drink
- Vada pav
- Misal pav
- Pav bhaji
- Puran poli
Getting there
- Fly
- Mumbai (BOM) / Pune (PNQ) / Nagpur (NAG)
- Train
- Mumbai CST, Pune, Nagpur junctions
- Road from Mumbai
- varies by district — 40–500 km
- Getting around
- Local trains, autos, buses, app taxis
Budget snapshot
- Total
- ₹4,000–9,500 (2 days)
- Per day · Stay
- ₹800–4,000/night
- Per day · Food
- ₹600–1,000
- Per day · Transport
- ₹500–900
- Per day · Activities
- ₹400–800
Month by month
- Jan · Best
- 14–29°C · None rain
- Feb · Best
- 17–32°C · None rain
- Mar · Hot
- 21–36°C · None rain
- Apr · Hot
- 25–39°C · None rain
- May · Hot
- 28–40°C · None rain
- Jun · Monsoon
- 27–35°C · Heavy rain
- Jul · Monsoon
- 25–31°C · Heavy rain
- Aug · Monsoon
- 25–31°C · Heavy rain
- Sep · Monsoon tail
- 24–33°C · Moderate rain
- Oct · Good
- 21–34°C · Light rain
- Nov · Good
- 17–31°C · None rain
- Dec · Best
- 14–29°C · None rain
Practical info
- Language: Marathi (English understood in tourist spots)
- Best window: Nov–Feb
- Connectivity: good 4G in towns
- UPI/cards widely accepted; keep small cash for hill and market stops
Practical tips
- The season (Nov–Feb) holds the town
- The darshan asks the queue hours
- Pairs with Shani Shingnapur for the circuit
Frequently asked questions
What is Shirdi?
The Sai Baba town of the Maharashtra.
What is there to do?
The temple, the samadhi and the halls.
How long is the visit?
Two days.
Temple town of Sai Baba
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