Timings: 9 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm.

Click to view Shama’s (Madhavrao Deshpande – The Great Devotee of Sai Baba) House in Shirdi (Maharashtra).

Shama’s House is inside the lane next to Shri Tajudin Baba Devsthan. Shri Shama’s Daughter-in-law Kusumbai lives here.

Click to learn more about Shama (Madhavrao Deshpande – The Great Devotee of Sai Baba of Shirdi).

Sakori is 4 km from Shirdi. Sai Baba of Shirdi traveled afoot from Shirdi to Rahata (5 km) and customarily rested upon this garden.

I reached Shirdi via DR SNSI EXP (11041) at 9:35 am.

At the Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station, I met Kishore – an auto-rickshaw driver. He dropped me at my Hotel Sai Smaran for Rs. 100.

Note: I booked the entire auto. Sharing autos are available for Rs. 20 from Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station to Shri Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi.

During the ride between Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station and the Hotel, I requested him to share his mobile number so that if required to visit popular/famous tourist places in Shirdi I would call him.

How much I have to pay – I question.

Rs. 500 because it will take 3 hours to visit popular/famous tourist places in Shirdi – said Kishore.

Anyway, I called him the next day and he showed me all the popular/famous tourist places in Shirdi.

1. Shodasha Ganpathi with Sri Panchmukhi Vishnu Ganpathi Mandir at Panchamukhi Kankuri Village.
2. Shri Upasani Kanya Kumari Sthan at Sakori.
3. Late Khushalchand ji’s House at Rahata.
4. Sai Heritage Village.
5. Virbhadra Temple.
6. Kalpavriksha.

The entire visit to popular/famous tourist places in Shirdi took 2 hours 30 minutes approx.

And finally, Kishore dropped me at Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station for my next journey.

I was happy with his knowledge about the popular/famous tourist places in Shirdi. Rs. 500 paid.

Click to learn more about Shodasha Ganpathi with Sri Panchmukhi Vishnu Ganpathi Mandir.