About Shirdi City

Shirdi is a small city that is located in Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Ahmednagar to Manmad State Highway. Shirdi is popular as one of the most visited pilgrimage destination of India. This shrine is dedicated to the late 19th century saint Shri Sai Baba.

History of Shirdi

Shirdi was the abode of the great saint Sai Baba. As he lived in Shirdi for more than 50 years of his life and  developed this small town into a big pilgrimage spot for devotees who traveled from all over the world to visit this pilgrimage centre.

Sai Baba came to this village at the age of 16 and since then he dedicated his whole life for the poor and suffering people. The whole village has some association with Sai Baba. The great saint took his last breath in 1918 here and since then thousands of devotees visited this Shrine every year.

Some of the facts of Shirdi:

• Daily Aarti schedule: Every day Aarti is held four times a day. Moring at Samadhi 4.30 am, afternoon, at sunset around 6.30pm and in last at night 10.30p.m.
• Best time to visit Shirdi: You can visit Shirdi any time of the year. As it is one of the famous pilgrimage centres of India. Festivals like Vijayadashmi, Ramnavami, Gurupurnima and Muharram.

Some of the travel tips for Shirdi trip are given below:

• If you plan to visit during festival season then make sure you book your hotel well in advance. 

• Beware of touts, as they will offer you a temple tour and charge you for this.
• Some Shirdi can be dusty, so people with dust allergies should carry a dust mask for a smooth travel.
• Explore the Shirdi on foot, as all interesting sights are situated within walking distance.
• Alternately, you can also hire a car from your hotel to take you around town, if you have elder person with you.

So once in a life time you should surely visit this divine place with your family and friends to take the blessing of Shri Sai Baba.

Best Hotels in Orange City

Nagpur is the winter capital of Indian state of Maharashtra which is popularly known as the City of Oranges. This is the third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune and recently ranked as the cleanest and second greenest city in India.

Nagpur is a major political and commercial center of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and it is also declared as the Tiger capital of the country as the city connects many tiger reserves in India to the world. Nagpur is one of the popular destinations of tourists as there are number of tourist’s attractions and therefore the city is visited by thousands of tourists. For accommodation, Nagpur is having number of luxury and decent hotels provide nice facility to the customers.

Tourists Destinations in Nagpur

·         Deekshabhumi

·         Futala Lake

·         Koradi Temple

·         Ramtek  Temple

·         Tekadi Ganpati

·         Dragon Palace

These places are very famous in Nagpur city visited by number of tourists every day and there are many more tourists attraction because of which the city is very famous in the whole country. This city is the geographical centre of India located in Zero Mile from where all the cities of the country are equidistant.

Nagpur city is easy to reach as the city is equidistant from all the stations and all the transport mediums are available here. Two important national highways pass through this city that connects Nagpur with the ajor parts of the country. Buses runs by MSRTC are well connected to this region and numbers of buses are available. Taxis, auto rikshaws and public buses are available for travelling within the city. Nagpur city is the Divisional headquarters for the central railways and total 160 trains stops at this station and this station is a significant part of Nagpur transportation. Nagpur air traffic is the busiest in the country. Nagpur’s Airport is well connected to major cities of India. Many flights from Nagpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and many cities are operated every day.

Many people from the rest of the country and abroad, visit the city of Nagpur to spend vacations and most of the tourists prefer to stay near railway station for convenience. In Nagpur, there are number of hotels available that range from budget to five star and provide excellent facility to customers. Some five star hotels in this region are very famous for providing excellent facility and services to the peoples. Some of the famous hotels near Nagpur Railway station are,

·         Hotel Sunny International

·         Hotel LB

·         Hotels Pal Palace

·         Hotel Rahul

·         Hotel Orient Inn