Shirdi is always filled with the blessings of the great saint Sri Sai Baba. Because of this it is brimmed up throughout the year with regular inflow of devotees. But Shirdi by grace of Sri Sai Baba is well equipped to intake this flow of devotees with the necessary arrangements of accommodation and other infrastructure. You can either choose any cost effective budget hotel or luxury hotel among the various hotels in Shirdi. You can prefer a hotel that is away from the buzz of city in quite location, or you can choose from hotels near the Shirdi temple.
Initially Shirdi was accessible only from a very few nearby places like Mumbai and Pune. Now Shirdi is connected with many of other major cities by means of Rail and Road. Apart from the existing Shirdi-Mumbai train service, a new service from Mysore to Shirdi has begun from September 2011. The place is even connected aerially as we have a helicopter service which operates a thirteen seater chopper thrice a week. The helicopter will pick its passengers from Mumbai’s Juhu Aerodrome and set down at Sansthan’s helipad in Nighol village.
Recently Shirdi was flocked with a great rush of devotees, when the news of Sai Baba’s face appearing on Dwarkamai wall was heard. It was rumoured that this miracle happened on Thursday night in the month of January. It was said that after the routine Sai Baba’s Shej Aarti, an image of Sai Baba’s face appeared on Dwarkamai wall. Such miracles boost the trust of the devotees.
In response to the increasing number of visitors, Shirdi hotels are prepared enough to accept the challenge of ever increasing number of devotees.
If you are a first time visitor to the holy city of Shirdi, we can advise you of preferring to stay in a hotel near temple. Try to include Thursday in your stay, as Thursday is assumed to be a day of importance for religious rituals to be conducted in Shirdi. You will find all modern and required amenities in hotels in Shirdi. You need not have to vary about food, as there are many multi cuisine vegetarian restaurants that provide variety of choice of delicacies from Maharashtra, North India, Gujarat and South India.
Why to book hotels near Shirdi Temple?