CWC at Shirdi (Maharashtra) on 12th and 13th October, 2012.... Details about venue.

      Shirdi is located approximately 296 km from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra. It is called the Land of Sai. The closest and highly connected city from Shirdi is Ahmednagar city, Shirdi now has a new railway station called "Sainagar Shirdi", which became operational in March 2009.

        As of 2011, there are trains from Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam via Secunderabad, Mysore and other cities/states that have Shirdi railway station as their terminal stop. Trains also run from Manmad station which is 87 km and Ahmednagar station which is 83 km from the heart of Shirdi, alternatively from Kopargaon station which is 15 km from Shirdi, or Nashik city, which is 119 km from Shirdi or Nagarsol. Daund railway station is 200 km from Shirdi. Buses and taxis ply from these railway stations and locations to and from Shirdi. Shirdi can be reached by bus from any of the following cities in Maharashtra State : Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Pune, Vashi, Panvel, Thane, Nashik, Akluj, Dhule, Nagpur and Aurangabad. Also from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh from where maximum pilgrims reach every day and year to seek blessings from Sai Baba. Currently, four-laning of State highway Ahemednagar-Manmad highway is in progress on BOT basis. Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has been assigned to execute the works of internal roads in Shirdi. Shirdi Airport is being constructed at Kakdi (Kopargaon taluka), 14 km south-west of Shirdi. To see the details of arrival and departure of trains, please CLICK HERE. 

        Shirdi is the place where Sai Baba lived for many decades and finally attained samadhi. Mostly visited from September to November, Shirdi's has quite a few well known religious spots. A couple of prominent ones are Sai Baba temple and Dwarakamayi. The Sai Baba Temple houses the grave of Sai Baba. The tentative timings at the temple are from 4 am to 10 pm. Dwarakamayi is a mosque where Sai Baba stayed for over half a century. Over 100 years ago, he lit a holy fire here, which is still being preserved by devotees.

         All CHQ office bearers and Circle Secretaries are requested to intimate their arrival details to GS and CS Maharashtra Circle immediately.