Shirdi is world famous place for religious reasons and a huge number of pilgrims reach in the town for €Darshan€ of Shree Satya Sai Baba€. Shirdi town is located in Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra state of India. Rahata division of Ahmadnagar district is the main location of this town. Shirdi falls on Ahmadnagar - Manmad route at 83 kilometers from the district headquarters. Famous Shirdi temple is one of the most rich temple organisations in the world. During 1th century, Shri Sai Baba took live €Samadhi€ at this place. Shirdi is famous for the spiritual blessings of Sai Baba. According to a demographic survey, more than 81% names of shops and establishments in the town are starting with €Shri Sai€. Mumbai is also not too far from this place, located at just 296 kilometers, and well connected through all the means of transportation. According to the census reco4ds of 2011, total population of Shirdi town is 26,169. The actual population of Shirdi is always fluctuating as a number of people shift from here and reach here in search of some type of livelihood being a pilgrimage center. As an assumption, more than twenty five thousand people reach Shirdi every year and many of them settled here only. This figure increases on the special occasions. New Delhi well connected with Shirdi by air route, rail route and by road also. Though, in Shirdi, there is neither any industrial background nor educational amenities are present except a spiritual importance of Shri Sai baba but the presence of Sai Baba providing livelihood to thousands in the town and worldwide. The populous spiritual town provides the opportunity of labor work and hence a large number of unskilled or semi skilled labor from northern states like Uttar radish, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Paschim Bang migrate to this place. Travel guide having the detailed description of Shirdi will enable visitors coming to the town to explore some more about Shirdi.

Local info (transport, movies, shopping)

Shirdi is accessible by all type of conveyances;

By Air: Nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai located at 245 kilometers from Shirdi. However, an airport is under construction at Kakdi (at 14 kilometers from Shirdi) and nearing completion.

By Rail: Sainagar Shirdi is the nearest railway station and all the trains have a stop at this station.

By Road: Buses and private cabs are available to reach Shirdi from all nearby cities. Direct road conveyances (run by state government) are available from each city of Maharashtra.

Movie Theaters

Vishnu Theater - Kopargaon

Swaraj Theater - Gandhi Nagar, Kopargaon Rd.

Nath Ganga - Loni

Laxmi Picture palace - Shrirampur

Ashok Theater - Samanta Colony, Shrirampur

Shopping

Around the Samadhi Temple, there is a crowded market for shopping of sweets, CDs/DVDs, idols and flowers. In nearby areas, restaurants and busy market is also available for routine use shopping. Though, in Shirdi, there is not a big shopping area except religious articles. On Road side, Kishmish and other dry fruit vendors are widely available.