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Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

Rightly at the top of “places to visit in Shirdi,” this temple of Sai Baba - who is considered as one of the greatest saints ever known to mankind, meets approximately 25000 to 30000 devotees from across India on any regular day. During festivals and other special occasions, the temple gets flooded with a count of not less than a lakh.

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Sai Teerth Theme Park

Known as India’s first ever spiritual themed park, Sai Teerth Theme Park is a fully air-conditioned park that offers 4 different types of shows. This includes a movie space, 5D Show, an artificially created setup of Dwarkamai and a train ride. The shows educate devotees of Sai about his life in a very appealing and entertaining way while the train ride showcases all famous temples of India.

Sai Heritage Village

Sai Heritage Village is a relatively new add on to the list of Shirdi tourist places. Only opened in the year 2014, this village is a theme park for devotees of Sai, that works as a pilgrimage cum picnic spot for all. This theme park has gained popularity as it showcases the various incidents and stories from Sai Baba’s times.

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Shani Shingnapur

This miraculous temple of Lord Shani holds no deity-like any other temple. Here, the lord is believed to be present in a simple black stone who protects his devotees from evil. His devotees in surrounding villages trust his power so much that they don’t have doors or locks at their houses.

Wet N Joy Water Park

Wet N Joy Water Park as the name suggests is water and amusement park that can be counted in the list of popular Shirdi tourist places. Meant for anybody and everybody, this park is the go-to place for experiencing a relaxed, fun-filled day. With a variety of rides that take care of every age group, this park can be your ideal one-day picnic spot with loved ones.

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Lendi Baug

This Baug - meaning a garden is where Sai Baba used to come to water plants every day and rest under a neem tree. Devotees believe that Sai Baba had dug a pit of 2 feet depth and had placed an earthen lamp in the pit. Today, a marble enclosure with a lamp inside remains lit at all times, in memory of many episodes of Sai and his followers.