Showing posts with label Shirdi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shirdi. Show all posts

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Sabka Malik Ek : Shirdi the Devotees Paradise

3 words "SABAKA MALIK EK" itself indicates their importance. If anyone could know please write me. The universe tide in this word. These words pull everyone's attraction to Shirdi. The Sai's Shirdi. I went there 2-3 times. A great place to look into our hearts, what we are? Are all we on the right track of the life? Yes..it is the question we must ask ourselves everytime.

The Shirdi Saibaba Temple is situated at Shirdi, Maharashtra, India draws in millions of devotees of all religions, castes and religious doctrine who come to pay court to Shri Sai Baba. The temple is a beautiful, a place of worship hallowed by sacred person that was built over the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba. It is a small village in Kopargaon taluka, in Ahmadnagar District of the Maharastra State. When Baba was physically present at the age of 20 in Shirdi, it was a small village of 80 roofed houses with mud walls. Today it is a big town with impressive modern buildings and shops.

Thursday is the day Saibaba is specially worshipped. On this day devotees from all over India visit Shirdi for Darshan of Saibaba. The Temple opens for devotees at 5.15 a.m. (0515 hrs) with Kakad Aarti and remains open till the end of Shejarti. For more on Puja timings. Devotees across the globe, there are arrangements to get Pujas conducted on their behalf and the prasad sent to them. Shirdi is well connected by road. There are also a few religious places of tourist interest in and around Shirdi.

This temple of Shri. Shirdi Saibaba is carried off by Shri. Sai Baba Sansthan since 1922. The trust ensures that a strict code of conduct is maintained in the temple premises.
Just plan your visit to Shri. Saibaba and feel ourselves....What we are?

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Nashik (Nasik) : The Mythological City

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This is the region close around to many sanctum places of worship and locates including the famous pilgrimage center of Shirdi and a long assignation with India's sanctified past, all these things made Nashik a concourse for the spiritually crystalized. Here is a great Mythological story behind the word "Nasik" or "Nashik". The Mythology has it that Rama, the king of Ayodhya, made Nashik his impermanent home during the 14 years of his voluntarily absent from home. The poets Rishi Valmiki, Mahakavi Kalidas and Bhavabhooti have paid rich an expression of esteem to Nashik in many of their works. (Map Source : Nashik or Nasik)

In addition, Nashik has always been the epicenter of commerce and business deal and it is the India's largest market place. It is a part of the greenway and is famous for the versatile fruits and vegetables it produces. In fact the yield of grapes, strawberries and onions in Nashik is amongst the most eminent in the country.

If you plan to visit this Mythological city Nasik or Nashik, just look at here for some important and useful information to help your visit pleasant and memorable.

There are five most visiting attractions within the Nashik or Nasik city i.e. Ramkund, Muktidham Temple, Kalaram Temple, Coin Museum and Pandavleni Caves. You can also visit the most great places around the Nashik or Nasik i.e. Shirdi, Trimbakeshwar, Dudhsagar Waterfalls, Saptashrungi Devi Temple, Nandurmadhmeshwar, Bhandardara and Jawhar.

If you are interested in shopping at Nashik or Nasik, you can get or buy little brass statues and decorated necklaces which are easily available here that's why Nashik is also long-familiar for its jewelery.

You can stay here within a range of accommodation which are easily available from the upper-class to smallish dharamshalas or guest houses. You can also avail the food facility in Nashik or Nasik city because it is a fast arising into a food lover's pleasure and there are many good restaurants around Nashik or Nasik. Within all these hotels they serve Indian, Continental and Chinese food. One of the most famous food from Nashik or Nasik which is also known for its pleasant-tasting "chivda".

Nashik is 185 kms from Mumbai and can be achieved by driving on the NH-3 (National Highway-3) via Thane-Kasar-Igatpuri. Pune-Nashik is 220 kms. There are several private and state buses available between Mumbai/Thane and Nashik.

So, plan your visit today to move and watch the Mythological city Nashik or Nasik.