Where is Shirdi?
In the central state of Maharashtra on the Indian subcontinent lies the small village of Shirdi some 200 miles east of Mumbai (Bombay) and 130 miles north of Pune. It is a rather dry dusty region on a plateau several hundred feet above sea level. The elevation gives it a more even and stable climate than many places on the lower plains.
In the Rahata Taluka of Ahmednagar District, Shirdi is home to about 22,000 people and is the pilgrimage destination of a further eight to ten million a year. It is said to be the most frequented place of pilgrimage in India after Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. And why do people come to this dusty rural corner of India in such vast numbers? To seek the blessings of Sri Saibaba, as they have done for more than one hundred years!