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A ON PIMPALWADI ROAD -
DEVOTEES ENTRANCE NEAR MAIN GATE NO.2, FOR SAMADHI DARSHAN
FOR ALL DEVOTEES WITHOUT PASSES.
THE ARROWS IN THE DARSHAN QUEUE HALLS INDICATE THE DIRECTION
DEVOTEES HAVE TO MOVE TO REACH BABA'S SAMADHI.
THE VIP DARSHAN PASSES HAVE BEEN BANNED DURING WEEK DAYS BY
THE SHIRDI SAI SANSTHAN.
SO, THE N.R.I's / FOREIGN NATIONAL's & OTHER VIP's WILL HAVE TO
QUEUE ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE DEVOTEES,
IF THEY WANT TO GO FOR BABA'S DARSHAN. HOWEVER, DURING OFF PEAK
PERIODS THE SENIOR CITIZENS / PHYSICALLY DISABLED
ARE ALLOWED ENTRY DIRECTLY INTO THE SAMADHI SHRINE BY A SPECIAL
GATE BANG OPPOSITE
THE FORMER UDHI DISTRIBUTION ROOM (MARKED "R" IN MAP ABOVE) .
MOSTLY, THE GATE FOR THE VIP PASS HOLDERS IS OPPOSITE THE THREE
TEMPLES OF LORD SHANI / LORD GANESHA
AND LORD MAHADEV (MARKED AS "H" ABOVE IN THE TEMPLE MAP).
HOWEVER, THIS GATE MAY DIFFER DEPENDING UPON THE DEVOTEES RUSH
AT THAT GIVEN PERIOD.
BUT IF THE N.R.I / FOREIGN NATIONAL OR THE V.I.P IS HANDICAPPED /
PHYSICALLY DISABLED OR A SENIOR CITIZEN,
THEN THEY DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL PASS AS THEY CAN ENTER THE
TEMPLE BY THE SPECIAL ENTRY GATE MEANT
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (MARKED AS "K" ABOVE IN THE TEMPLE MAP).
THIS GATE MAY ALSO DIFFER DEPENDING UPON THE DEVOTEES RUSH AT
THAT GIVEN PERIOD.
WHEREAS, THE V.I.P's WILL HAVE TO SHOW A REQUEST FOR THE PAID
DARSHAN PASSES LETTER FROM ANY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AUTHORITY OR ANY HIGH RANKING INDIAN
OFFICIAL etc.
ALWAYS SPECIFY FOR WHICH TIME OR AARTI THE PAID PASSES ARE
REQUIRED
i.e, KAKAD, MADHYAN, DHOOP OR SHEJ AARTI OR THE SIMPLE DARSHAN
AND PAY THE CHARGES ACCORDINGLY.
THE DEVOTEE SHOULD ALSO SPECIFY IN ADVANCE, THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS GOING TO ACCOMPANY HIM / HER ON THE PAID PASS,
AS ACCORDINGLY ONLY THOSE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THAT MEMBER,
WILL BE GIVEN ENTRY FOR DARSHAN IN THE TEMPLE.
ANY EXTRA MEMBER OF THE PASS HOLDER IS REFUSED ENTRY FOR
DARSHAN, IF NOT PAID FOR BEFORE HAND AT THE P.R.O.
BUT DURING HOLIDAY SEASONS / FESTIVALS & OTHER PEAK TIMES WHEN
A LARGE NUMBER OF DEVOTEES TURN UP FOR DARSHAN,
THE ENTRY GATE FOR THE SENIOR / DISABLED DEVOTEES CHANGES TOO
i.e, AT PRESENT IT IS A GATE JUST BENEATH THE
WIDE ARCHWAY NO.3 STRUCTURE ITSELF AND OPPOSITE A BLACK
COLORED GRANITE NOTICE BOARD.
WHEN ONE ENTERS THROUGH ARCHWAY NO.3, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE
FALLS THE "MUKH DARSHAN" GATE &
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WAS THE FORMER SHOE STAND AREA...AND
JUST ADJACENT TO THIS FORMER
SHOE STAND AREA IS THE SENIOR CITIZENS ENTRY GATE.
- MUKH-DARSHAN -
FOR DEVOTEES WHO WANT TO JUST HAVE A DARSHAN OF BABAS SAMADHI
IDOL FROM FAR,
THEY CAN ENTER THE TEMPLE FROM A DOOR - MARKED AS "Q" ON THE
SHIRDI GUIDE MAP ABOVE.
THIS ENTRY IS JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF ARCHWAY NO.3 ON THE LEFT
HAND SIDE.
AND AS ONE ENTERS BY THIS DOOR, ONE STANDS BETWEEN A STEEL
BARRICADED PASSAGE
BETWEEN THE FRONT & BACK SIDE OF THE TEMPLE, LIKE AN AISLE. THUS,
ONE CANNOT GO
FROM HERE FORWARD FOR SAMADHI DARSHAN. HE WILL HAVE TO EXIT
FROM THIS "MUKH DARSHAN" ENTRY DOOR
AND GO AND STAND IN THE DARSHAN QUEUE IF HE WANTS TO DO SO.
- BEFORE -
- NOW -
BABA'S "SHREE CHAVADI" HAS NOW BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
THE LEFT PORTION IS "FOR LADIES" WHILE THE RIGHT PORTION IS "ONLY
FOR GENTS"
WHERE NO LADIES ARE ALLOWED, AS BEFORE.
- SAIBABA MUSEUM -
VISIT THE "SAIBABA MUSEUM" JUST BESIDES THE DIXIT WADA.
IT HAS MANY RARE ITEMS WHICH WERE ACTUALLY USED BY BABA
HIMSELF
i.e, HIS UTENSILS, KAFNI, GRAMOPHONE RECORD'S & PLAYER, HIS
CHILLUM, A BIG PALAQUIN WHICH WAS
GIFTED TO BABA BUT NEVER USED BY HIM, ALL THE PALKHI PROCESSION
THINGS, BABAS PADUKAS,
HIS WHEAT GRINDING STONE, TWO POTS WITH WHICH HE COOKED & FED
THE HUNGRY,
THE COT ON WHICH BABA'S LAST BATHING TOOK PLACE AFTER HIS
DEMISE, BABA'S ORIGINAL CHIMTA,
THE EARTHEN WARE WITH HE USED TO ASK FOR FOOD etc.
THIS MUSEUM IS SPREAD ON THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE FIRST FLOOR.
- LADU PRASAD -
- NANDADEEP -
1) TO THE LEFT OF NANDA DEEP THERE ARE TWO NEEM TREES.
2) NANDA DEEP (LAMP OF BLISS) WAS ORIGINALLY LIT BY BABA HIMSELF.
3) TO THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE PIPAL TREE ON WHICH THERE IS A
FORMATION IN THE SHAPE OF LORD GANESHA.
OWING TO THE NINE LARGE BRANCHES AND NINE ROOTS OF THIS PIPAL
TREE, BABA HAD INSTALLED A NAVGRIHA IN THIS TREE.
BUT TODAY, ONE OF THIS TREE DUE ITS HEIGHT OR GROWTH, HAS BEEN
CHOPPED OFF BY THE TRUNK ITSELF FROM THE TOP
AND ALL THAT'S LEFT IS A HUGE LOG (TREE TRUNK) WHICH WILL BUT
NATURALLY
TAKE SOME TIME TO GROW BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM.
MY VIEW - WONDER WHAT HAVE THEY DONE WITH THE CHOPPED
PORTION OF THE TREE AS,
I THINK WE DEVOTEES WOULD HAVE TREASURED EVEN ONE LEAF OR TWIG
OF BABA'S BLESSED TREE.
- SHOE STAND -
THERE ARE SHOE STANDS JUST OUTSIDE THE TEMPLE WHERE ONE CAN
KEEP THEIR FOOTWEAR FOR A VERY NOMINAL CHARGE,
IN EXCHANGE FOR A TOKEN. BUT MANY DEVOTEES REMOVE THEIR
FOOTWEAR INSIDE THE TEMPLE PREMISES ITSELF
IN ANY CORNER OR BELOW SOME STRUCTURE. IT IS CONVENIENT BUT
NOT CORRECT TO DO SO AS THESE PLACES ARE NOT MEANT
TO PARK ONE`S FOOTWEAR, SO THEY MIGHT BE BRUSHED ASIDE BY
ANYONE OR EVEN MIGHT GO MISSING FROM THERE.
SO REMOVE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK INSIDE THE TEMPLE PREMISES.
- SAI COMPLEX -
- MOBILE CLOAKROOM -
BESIDES ARCHWAY NO.2 & IN THE LANE LEADING TO THE ARCHWAY NO.3
FROM THE PIMPALWADI ROAD IS
"THE SHREE SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST MOBILE CLOAKROOM" WHERE
DEVOTEES HAVE TO DEPOSIT THEIR MOBILES
AT A NOMINAL CHARGE OF RS.2/- PER MOBILE. THEY GET A TOKEN IN
RETURN AGAINST WHICH THEY CAN GET THEIR MOBILES BACK,
AS MOBILES / CAMERAS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE TEMPLE
PREMISES.
- SAI PRASADALAYA -
"SHRI SAI PRASADALAYA"
BEHIND POLICE STATION, SHIRDI,
NIMGAON SHIV ROAD,
NIMGAON KORHALE,
SHIRDI
THE FACILITY OF PRASAD BHOJAN OF THE "SHRI SAI PRASADALAYA"
WHICH WAS EARLIER SITUATED NEXT TO THE SAMADHI TEMPLE,
HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY SHIFTED TO A NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BY
THE "SHRI SAIBABA SANSTHAN TRUST" ON 08th JAN`2009.
- "DWARAVATI" BHAKT NIWAS -
THE TEMPLE GUARDS MIGHT SOUND RUDE WHILE ASKING YOU TO KEEP
MOVING FORWARD IN THE DARSHAN LINE
BUT REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS OF DEVOTEES WHO ARE STILL WAITING
BEHIND YOU FOR THEIR TURN OF DARSHAN
AND THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE / PATIENCE THE GUARDS HAVE TO KEEP
UP WITH, WHILE KEEPING THE FLOW OF DARSHAN
GOING SMOOTHLY FOR HOURS EVERYDAY.
MY VIEW - FOR THIS ALWAYS LADIES & GENTS WHILE IN QUEUE INSIDE
THE TEMPLE SANCTUM
SHOULD TRY AND STAND ON THEIR RIGHT AND LEFT RESPECTIVELY SO AS
TO REACH THE SIDES OF BABA`S SAMADHI
& GET A CHANCE TO TOUCH THE HOLY WATER OF BABA`S MANGAL SNAN
WHICH USUALLY
FALLS DOWN ON THE SIDES WHILE THE SNAN GOES ON.
JUST BESIDES THE OPEN AIR THEATRE (TO THE EAST OF DIXIT WADA) &
JUST OPPOSITE THE REAR EXIT OF THE SAMADHI TEMPLE,
ALSO KNOWN AS THE GURUSTHAN EXIT IS AN EMPTY WATER COOLER
WHERE THE BLESSED WATER AFTER BABA`S MANGAL SNAN
IS POURED IN, FOR THE DEVOTEES TO DRINK. NOT MANY GET A CHANCE
TO HAVE A SIP OF THIS BLESSED WATER ALSO,
AS BY THE TIME DEVOTEES START COMING OUT AFTER DARSHAN THIS
HOLY WATER IS ALREADY OVER.
SO, THE SOONER YOU CAN MAKE IT TO THIS COOLER, BETTER IT WOULD
BE,
AS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A SIP OF THIS BLESSED WATER.
BUT MAKE SURE THIS HOLY WATER IS NOT SPILLED DOWN, AS MOST OF IT
USUALLY DOES BECAUSE MANY DEVOTEES
JUST PICK THIS COOLER UP AND TILT IT DOWN SO AS TO FILL THEIR
BOTTLES ETC BUT IN DOING SO MOST OF THIS
HOLY WATER SPILLS & IS WASTED & OTHER DEVOTEES ARE LEFT BEHIND
FROM A CHANCE OF GETTING A SIP OF THIS WATER ALSO.
ALSO, JUST AFTER THE KAKAD AARTI GETS OVER THERE IS PRASAD OF
WHITE BUTTER MIXED WITH SUGAR BEING DISTRIBUTED
AT THE PRASAD / UDHI DISTRIBUTION ROOM LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO
TATYA KOTE PATILS SAMADHI, OPPOSITE SOUTH ARCHWAY NO.4 SO MAKE
SURE, YOU MAKE IT HERE ALSO, AFTER DRINKING THE HOLY WATER OF
BABA`S BATH.
THIS WHITE BUTTER PRASAD LIKE THE HOLY WATER OF BABA`S BATH IS
ALSO VERY LIMITED,
SO ONLY THE FIRST LUCKY FEW DEVOTEES MAKE IT HERE.
DO VISIT THE SHIRDI VILLAGE JUST A WALK AWAY FROM THE SAMADHI
SHRINE.
ONE CAN VISIT BAIJAMAA'S HOUSE, LAXMIBAI'S HOUSE & HER SAMADHI
WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE OF HER HOUSE,
SHYAMA'S HOUSE, ABDUL BABAS KUTI & MAHALSAPATIS' HOUSE WHERE
YOU CAN SEE
THE PADUKAS / 3 COINS / SATKA GIVEN BY TO MAHALSAPATI BY BABA
HIMSELF.
ALL ARE JUST A FEW STEPS STRAIGHT AHEAD OF DWARKAMAI.
ONE CAN ALSO VISIT THE 5 BLESSED HOUSES THAT BABA TOOK BHIKSHA
FROM.
SHAMA'S HOUSE
MAHALSAPATI' S HOUSE
ONE CAN ASK THE LOCAL PEOPLE / KIDS THERE TO GUIDE THEM & THEY
WILL MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO.
THEY WILL GUIDE YOU TO ALL THE HOUSES, THE NINE COINS GIVEN BY
SAIBABA TO LAXMIBAI,
THE PLACE WHERE BABA'S SOUL LEFT HIS BODY FOR 3 DAYS, THE SHOP OF
THE MAN WHO HAD REFUSED TO GIVE BABA OIL TO BURN DIYA'S. THEY
ALL ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER...JUST WALK STRAIGHT IN THE LANE
BANG OPPOSITE THE DWARKAMAI ENTRANCE.
TRY NOT TO VISIT THESE HOUSES IN THE MORNING AS THEY ARE USUALLY
CLOSED AT THAT TIME.
KEEP THIS VISIT IN THE LATTER PART OF THE DAY.
ALSO, FEEL FREE TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE, AS PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT
ALLOWED IN THE MAIN TEMPLE PREMISES
BUT OUTSIDE IN THE SHIRDI VILLAGE YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE
PHOTOGRAPHS !
- SAMADHI'S OF DEVOTEES -
OPPOSITE THE ARCHWAY NO.4 AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE UDHI / PRASAD
DISTRIBUTION ROOM (MARKED "Y" IN THE MAP)
ARE THE SAMADHI'S OF ABDUL BABA / NANAVALI / BHAU MAHARAJ
KUMBHAR & TATYA'S SAMADHI.
WHILE THE SAMADHI OF AMIDAS BHAVANI MEHTA IS NEAR LENDI BAUG.
- KHANDOBA TEMPLE -
HAVE THE DARSHAN OF LORD KHANDOBA AT THE KHANDOBA TEMPLE,
JUST CLOSE BY NEAR THE "SHRI SAINATH HOSPITAL" ON THE MAIN ROAD
ITSELF.
IT HAS THE IDOLS OF LORD KHANDOBA , BANAI & MHALSAI.
- SHIRDI -
Executive Officer,
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi
Post. Shirdi 423 109 Tal. Rahata,
Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)
Phone : +91-2423-258500 ( I.V.R )
Fax No. +91-2423-258870 & P.R.O.Office : +91-2423-258770
Website : www.shrisaibabasans than.org / www.sai.org. in
E-mail : saibaba@sai. org.in / saisandesh_anr@ sancharnet.
in / saibaba@shrisaibaba sansthan. org
- MUMBAI -
Executive Officer,
Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, (Shirdi)
'Sai Niketan', 804-8,
Dr. Ambedkar Road,
Dadar,
Mumbai - 400014
Tel : +91- 22 - 24166556/ 24161293
Fax : +91- 22 - 24150798
E-mail : saidadar@bom3. vsnl.net. in