Sai Baba, the revered saint lived here for 5 decades. Shirdi attracts 60000 devotees daily across all faiths. The festive months of September till December are busiest in Shirdi. The least crowded days of the week are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The best time for a quiet Darshan is between 12noon and weekday evenings. Weatherwise from December to March is the best time to visit.
Shirdi is 307 km. away from Mumbai. Shirdi is connected by rails to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai etc. The quickest way is by flight from Mumbai like the daily flights from Alliance air, SpiceJet has daily flights from Delhi.
Sky aviation has a heli-taxi service from Mumbai Juhu aerial drome to Shirdi. People can be whisked to Shirdi and back to the same day on a 6 seater chopper. The Package includes VIP Darshan and travels within Shirdi. VIP Darshan tickets can be booked in advance on the temple's website portal. On the day of Darshan, people can proceed to get through identity verification to proceed. Another option is quick darshan at Rs. 1500.
Temple opens at 4 am and morning aarti is at 4:30 am and dhoop aarti is at sunset.
Dwar Kamai is probably the only mosque in the world which has a temple inside it. Saibaba restored the dilapidated mosque. Dhuni arti, the sacred fire which Sai Baba lit here the first time is kept alive. Vibhooti or the sacred ash coming from the dhuni is believed to have healing powers.
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