Tag: Shirdi

Shirdi/Bhubaneswar: An Odisha-based engineer, Suresh Sahoo and his team have been appointed for the renovation work of the Sai Baba temple in Shirdi of Maharashtra, one of the popular religious shrines in the country. The holy shrine which is open to all irrespective of religion, caste and creed is deeply connected with the sentiments of […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Spiritually motivated tourism is growing in the country, as more and more Indians are going to popular pilgrimages, such as Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Puri in Odisha, according to a report. Travel marketplace ixigo in its report said there has been a month-on-month growth in hotel bookings of 60 per cent for Puri, […]

Shirdi: Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, the administrative body of Shirdi Sai Baba’s Samadhi has called for an indefinite closure of the Shirdi from January 19, following Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s recent statement describing Pathri as the birthplace of Sai Baba. “We have announced to close Shirdi against rumours from January 19,” reported ANI quoting B […]

Shirdi: Residents of Shirdi in Maharashtra will call off from Sunday midnight the day-long bandh, observed in the temple town amid a row over the birthplace of 19th century saint Saibaba. Leaders representing the Shirdi residents said that the decision to call off the shutdown was taken at a ‘gram sabha’ on Sunday evening in […]

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): Ahead of a meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, residents of Shirdi town, famous for its grand Saibaba Temple, called off their indefinite shutdown late on Sunday. The call for an indefinite bandh was given earlier in the day following a row over the purported birthplace of its revered […]