{"id":1540,"date":"2020-03-25T06:01:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T06:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samedaytours.in\/blog\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2023-05-30T08:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:30:08","slug":"shirdi-sai-baba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samedaytours.in\/blog\/shirdi-sai-baba\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirdi Sai Baba Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shirdi is a small village located in the state of Maharashtra. This place was the home of spiritual saint Sai Baba, This places is renowned all around the world as a major pilgrimage site of India. Shirdi Sai Baba\u00a0 is worshipped by both Hindu and Muslim community and there are so many Christian religion people are also connected to this place living worldwide.<\/p>\n

History of Shirdi Sai Baba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sai Baba came to this village at the age of 16 years. People of this village are wandered to looking this boy in a very young age of 16 he was perfectly doing deep meditation and chanting the name of god under a neem tree without food and water for several days. These things make curiosity to every people that how a young boy can live without food and water and they believe in Sai Baba as a holy spirit. The wife of the village chief \u2018Bayjabai\u2019 start bringing food to Sai Baba from his home.<\/p>\n

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One day Sai Baba sitting under the neem tree and tell the people to dig the routes of this tree. After getting his instructing people start digging the roots of neem tree suddenly they found a slab of stone, some oil lamps are also burning near this slab without the oil and air and a vessel of cow mouth. Sai Baba told to the people that this is the sacred place where his guru had done penance. Since that day people start worshiping of this holy place and after years they made a big temple of Sai Baba. Until today people worshipped this tree and this marble slab.<\/p>\n

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Who was Sai Baba?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sai Baba was born in\u00a0 1838 in pathari village comes in the district of Prabhani in the state of Maharashtra. The legend said that Sai Baba was born in a Hindu Brahmin family and later he was adopted by a Muslim Fakir so he was living his life as a sain or Fakir until his death. \u00a0In his name \u2018Sai\u2019which is a Persian word denotes for Holy person and \u2018Baba\u2019 is a Hindu word which mean Father. So Sai Baba believed as a Holy Saint father of all devotees.<\/p>\n

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Religious aspects of Sai Baba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sai Baba was not the follower of any particular religion from his birth. He always teach his followers to live a ordinary life, read the holy books of any religion, do chanting the gods name in which you believe. As he was birth in a Hindu religions and lived his life as a Muslim Fakir so he also respect every religion. One of his well known preach was \u2018Sabka Malik Ek Hai\u2019 it means Lord is one for all.<\/p>\n

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Who are the devotees of Sai Baba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firstly Hindus worshiped him with Hindu rituals and Muslims treated him as a Muslim Fakir. In the present world Sai Baba has millions of devotees\u00a0 from all around the world. They have also lots of Christian followers who are mostly Caribbean and also most of his believers lives in USA.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Why Sai Baba specially worshipped on Thursday <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday is a special day for the followers of Sai Baba. This day belongs to Guru Brahaspati according to the Hindu Religion which is also known as the Planet Guru. This day is also dedicated to guru Dattatreya who was the guru of Sai baba and Sai baba is also considered to be an avatar of Guru Dattatreya among his followers.<\/p>\n

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