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Shirdi is not only the famous place in Maharashtra but in India and pilgrims come to Shirdi to worship the Sai Baba. The temple is a huge one and including premises is around 200 Sq.mtrs. Sai Baba lived here till the last minute of his life. Sai Baba took personal interest in looking after the local temples. Sai Baba personally took interest in the construction of Maruti Temple and Shani Temple .

Sai Baba were known to many people around the period of 1913. Sai Baba laid down his body on Dashera 15th October 1918 here. Samadhi - The place where sacred body of Baba is resting. A beautiful statue of Shri Sai Baba was installed in 1954 , replacing a photograph of Shri Sai Baba. This is the main temple of Shri Sai Baba and also known as "Buttiwada". The holy place of Shri Sai Baba's Samadhi and a large statue of Shri Sai Baba can be seen in this main temple. The main attraction here is all such things handled by him are on display here. The main temple is the Samadhi Temple ,the Samadhi place of Shri Sai Baba. While visiting here some instructions are to be followed by the devotees.