Located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra Shirdi is the small town where the divine saint Sai Baba took Samadhi. It is located at 19° 45' N, 74° 25' E, 83 km north of the city of Ahmednagar and at a distance of 15 km from the town Kopargaon. Shirdi is approximately located at a distance of 290 km from the capital city of Mumbai. This sacred town of Maharashtra is more than anything renowned world over for the Samadhi Mandir of Sri Sai Baba. People cutting across religious faith come to this holy town to get a glimpse of the place of Samadhi of this divine saint.

The Sai Baba at Shirdi spent his prime days of youth as a fakir curing people of their diseases and taking all their problems to provide them with ultimate joy. Pilgrims as well as global tourist throng the city to get a divine and spiritual experience at the final resting place of Sai Baba.

A sleepy little village in the interiors of Maharashtra, Shirdi came into prominence when an old sage died in 1918. The saga of Sai Baba of Shirdi started in the middle of the last century when, as a boy of about 16 years of age, he first appeared here under a neem tree (Azadirachta indica) absorbed in a hard penance. For the next 60 years, he devoted his life for the upliftment of the poor and suffering. His origin, religion, and early life are shrouded in mystery, and though he is believed to be an incarnation of lord Shiva, his teachings transcended all religions and beliefs. He reached Shirdi as a nameless entity. One of the persons who first came in contact with him at Shirdi addressed him spontaneously as ‘Sai’ which means Savior, Master or Saint. ‘Baba’ means father as an expression of reverence.

Today, all places, persons, and possessions connected with him have become objects of veneration by millions of devotees who throng to Shirdi every year from all parts of the world. Sai Baba's shrine has been incorporated as one of the holy places in the world's map of pilgrimage.

Samadhi Mandir of Shri Sai Baba was actually owned by a millionaire from Nagpur and a famous Sai devotee Shreemant Gopalrao. He wanted to keep an idol of Murlidhar here. However, according to the legends, Baba himself became Murlidhar and the temple became the Samadhi Mandir of Baba. The Samadhi of Baba is built with white marble stones. The railings around it are full of ornamental decorations. The idol of Baba is a marvelous statue made up of Italian marble built by Late Balaji Vasant in 1954. The temple has an assembly hall for about 600 devotees. The assembly hall also houses a showcase having various items used by the sage. The first floor of the temple has the pictures depicting the life of the saint. The temple opens on 5 AM with morning prayers and close down at 10 PM with night prayers.

Situated on the right side of the entrance of the Samadhi Mandir is Dwarkamai, a mosque. This was the place where the sage stayed until the end of his life. Main attraction of the site is the oil paintings of the sage.

The place from where Sai Baba first came to Shirdi in the form of a Bal Yogi (child ascetic) is known as Gurusthan. A temple has been constructed on this site. There is also a small shrine in Gurusthan.

At a short distance lies Baba's Chavadi. Baba used to sleep here every alternate day. The Chavadi is divided into two parts. One part of the Chavadi has a large portrait of Baba along with a wooden bed and a white chair belonging to him.

There is a cottage of Abdul Baba, an ardent devotee of Shri Sai Baba, in front of the Chavadi. Photos and various items that were handled by Sai Baba and Abdul Baba are there in the cottage. There is a Maruti Mandir located at some distance from the cottage of Abdul Baba. This mandir was visited by Baba for the sat-sang with Devidas, a Bal yogi, who lived at the Mandir ten to twelve years before Baba arrived.

There are also temples of village deities named Shani, Ganapati, and Shankar that are worth visiting.

Shirdi has accommodation available to every income group, starting from budget to high-end. The reservations of the room can be made well in advance as per the requirements of the tour. As it is a major pilgrim destination, Shirdi is stocked with many hotels, which offer a wide range of accommodation.

If you are travelling on a shoestring budget then you can stay in the budget hotels in Shirdi, which provide well-appointed accommodation at nominal rates and if you seek a lavish stay then the Deluxe, hotels in Shirdi are at your service. These hotels offer you excellent services and unrivalled hospitality.

The rooms and the suites of Shirdi hotels are spacious, aesthetically furnished and are equipped with state of the art facilities. The room amenities offered by the hotels vary as per their category. Most of the Deluxe and First class hotels in Shirdi also offer mini bar, tea/coffee maker, individual temperature control in addition to the basic room amenities, which are available in all budget hotels in Shirdi. Catering to all palates, the multi cuisine restaurants of Shirdi hotels promise a splendid dining experience to the guests. A tongue tantalizing array Indian, Chinese and Continental delicacies prepared by the expert chefs are served at these restaurants at reasonable prices. Most of the hotels in Shirdi only offer pure vegetarian food in tune with the pious ambiance of this place.

Besides catering to pilgrims and leisure tourists, few hotels in Shirdi offer conference facilities for the business travellers. These large conference halls are equipped with modern visual aids, projectors, printers etc, which are needed to conduct successful business meetings and corporate events.