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  1. Visa and Entry Requirements for Foreigners
    1. Passport:(*)
    2. Visa:(*)
  2. Travel Arrangements
    1. Flight:
    2. Train:
    3. Buses:
    4. Car:
  3. Advance Booking for accommodation
    1. Family:
    2. Individual:
    3. Private:
  4. What to Do before enter into Temple
    1. Darshan and Pooja Advance bookings:
    2. Buy Books and Magazines:
    3. Buy sweet beda:
    4. Darshan Pass directly in person:
  5. Religious services at temple
    1. Volunteer for free services:
  6. At the Temple
    1. Temple Queue Tips:
    2. Must visit with in temple complex
    3. Dress Code:
    4. Photography:
  7. Other Tips
    1. Local Currency:(*)
    2. Health and Safety:
  8. Shirdi Festivals
  9. Contact details of Temple management
  10. Popular Attractions
  11. Sai Baba pulls you to Shirdi, if your turn has come

Only for foreigners

Visa and Entry Requirements for Foreigners


Passport:(*)

  1. Carry a valid passport with
  2. at least six months’ validity
  3. from your date of arrival to India.

Visa:(*)

  1. Depending on your nationality, you need a visa to enter India
  2. Make sure you apply for an Indian visa
  3. well in advance. (See link to proceed)
Thanks Govt of India

Travel Arrangements

Flight:

  1. Currently#, flights to Shirdi (SAG) are operated exclusively by IndiGo.
  2. For International travelers (*): They must change over at any of these airport to fly Shirdi directly. Viz-
    • New Delhi (DEL),
    • Chennai (MAA),
    • Bangalore (BLR),
    • Hyderabad (HYD), and
    • Vijayawada (VGA).
  3. Additionally, one can use these nearest airports, to get to Shirdi by taking a train, bus, or car – Indore (IDR), Nashik (ISK), Aurangabad (IXU), Pune (PNQ), and Mumbai (BOM). For our further details, please click here
  4. #SpiceJet services are available only to Pune and Ahmedabad (AMD); check the respective operators’ websites for any updates, as schedules may change based on market conditions.

Train:

  1. Sainagar Shirdi Railway Station (SNSI) is situated 3 kilometers from the Shirdi Sai Baba temple.
  2. The nearest railway stations to Shirdi are:
    • Korpargaon*(KPG),
    • Nagarsol# (NSL), and
    • Manmad (MMR) Junction
  3. Share Auto* (Government Bus also available at Shirdi Bus Stand, every half an hour for Rs. 30, then local Share auto at Rs. 20 to Railway Station at KPG) and #Share Taxi services (around Rs.125) are available directly from Shirdi temple.
  4. Other nearer railway junctions are Pune (Pune), Daund (DD), Daund Chord Line (DDCC) for “change-over trains” to Shirdi. For our further details, please click here.

Buses:

  1. Maharashtra State Government Transport buses are available from cities like
    • Nashik,
    • Mumbai,
    • Aurangabad,
    • Ahmednagar,
    • Pune,
    • Manmad and
    • Kopargaon.
  2. Private air-conditioned buses are also available from other cities in several States of India. These include Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
  3. Other Governments / Private Buses are also available

Car:

I. For nearest places, distance in KM by road, please click here.

Advance Booking for accommodation

Family:

Shirdi Temple Management provides safe rooms for your family. Temple management offer at accommodation, the low-cost canteen, Free Buses, and Free Darshan Token also. For more information and online booking, please click here.

Individual:

Budget-friendly dormitory facilities available at Temple properties, both online or Directly.

Private:

There are various private hotels and guesthouses in and around Shirdi. You can book them online. Alternatively, approach them directly for fair price. They cater to all budgets and luxury preferences.

What to Do before enter into Temple

Darshan and Pooja Advance bookings:

Arthi, Pooja and Darshan’s advance booking at Temple Management’s website is available for your comfort . For our further details, please click here.

Buy Books and Magazines:

Books and Magazines are available at Temple’s Book stalls. Buy books like Shri Sai SatCharitra and take them to place at Baba’s feet and get His blessings, if possible(#). For On-line buy through Temple Management website, please click here.

Buy sweet beda:

Visit the Temple Employees’ Co-op Stores, around the Shirdi temple like Sai Shopping Complex corner etc. Buy prasadam and take them to offer at Baba’s feet and get His blessings, if possible (#)

(#) check latest permission status, before taking into Temple.

Darshan Pass directly in person:

You can also obtain tickets directly at ticket counters, around the temple complex, in person:-

  • Free Pass to all (free coffee/tea) at Gate No. 7 and 8 (Also available at Temple accommodations)
  • Senior Citizen free pass along with a attender, for quick darshan at Gate No. 2A. Also for Parents with Infants and Pregnant women,
  • Differently abled Person (free wheel Chair) at Gate No. 3
  • Paidpass for Rs.200 for quickest darshan at Gate No. 6, Also available at Airport
  • Special Entry at Gate 1 (PRO office ) for Online Arati/Satyavrat Pooja/Abhishek Ticket Holders, Donors & Foreigners
  • Thanks for the SSST Souvenir for the above information,

Religious services at temple


Volunteer for free services:

You can volunteer some free services, offered at the Shirdi Temple. This opportunity, lets you forge a deeper connection with the spiritual ambiance of this sacred place.

You can come (1 to 21 person group) to do the service. This must be done from every Tuesday to Monday, for 7 days continuously. Please register at the Temple Management website

At the Temple

Temple Queue Tips:

Important Tips about Queues at shrine, are available here.

Must visit with in temple complex

  1. Visit Sai Baba’s Samadhi Mandir.
  2. Proceed to the Neem tree and Gurusthan.
  3. Collect free prasadam – Udhi/Holy Ash and sweets.
  4. If interested visit the Sansthan office to book for next day Aarthi etc or donations,
  5. Then Pay respects at the Ganesh, Sani, and Siva-Parvati shrines.
  6. Next, see the Satya Narayana Pooja Hall, among other locations.
  7. Buy Dhoop sticks, crafted from flowers; and garments already offered to Sai Baba.
  8. Then, in the nearest reading hall, peruse and read books available in multiple languages.
  9. Next Visit and offer prayers to God Dattatreya and others.
  10. Proceed to the Nandha Lamp.
  11. Light oil lamps at the specified location.
  12. Proceed to Lendi Garden (with Well),
  13. visit to the ‘tombs of devotees close to Baba.’
  14. Then see and immerse with ‘Baba used items’ at the Dixit Wada Museum.
  15. Experience the ecstatic bliss that envelops you in meditation before the magnificent natural statue of Sai Baba at the meditation hall, right across from the enchanting ‘Window Darshan.’ Feel the divine energy coursing through your being as you connect with the profound serenity of this sacred space.
  16. Finally, visit:
    i. Dwarakamai
    ii. Chavadi
    iii. Abdul Baba cottage
    iv. Maruti temples and other temples etc.


Dress Code:

Dress modestly, covering your shoulders and knees; Avoid wearing shorts, sleeveless tops, or revealing clothing.


Photography:

Photography is not allowed within temple areas.

Other Tips

  • FREE food provided at Prasadalaya by Temple Sansthan,
  • Free Bus is also provided by them, between accommodations, Temple and Prasadalaya,
  • Do not forget to visit Museum, near Gurusthan.
  • Mobile phones, cameras etc aren’t permitted inside temple.
  • Keep shoes (free) and Mobile (paid), at Temple counters only.
  • Have “face darshan” of  Baba; Quick, but distance darshan. Suitable, while leaving Shirdi

Local Currency:(*)

Do not forget to Carry some Indian Rupees for small expenses. ATMs are available, besides UPI (Virtual payment system)


Health and Safety:

Drink bottled water available at Temple tea stalls, use hand sanitizer, and be mindful of your belongings in crowded areas

Shirdi Festivals

Three Major Festivals -Shri Ram Navami, Guru Poornima and Vijayadasami are celebrated in Shirdi. For all details, please click here.

Contact details of Temple management

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