Lets explore Shirdi-Facilities available for Devotees - Last part

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Dear Devotees

 

With this posting Ambrosia in Shirdi is completed. Hope the Devotees and

Readers enjoyed a virtual tour of Shirdi

 

With humble pranams

Leeladhar

 

 

FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR DEVOTEES:

Accommodation: New Bhakta Niwas (500 rooms) and more are being constructed.

Big rooms for large groups are also available here. Space for parking the

vehicles. Rooms are available in Prasadalay building and also in Sai Udyan.

Lockers: Lockers and sleeping arrangements can be had at nominal cost.

Bathing & Toilets: Devotees can utilise these facilities by paying nominal

charges.

Parking Lots: Parking lots are available next to the Prasadalay for devotees

for short visits.

Tea Canteen: The tea canteens in the Temple premises and also in the New

Bhakta Niwas are kept open round the clock. Tea, Coffee, Milk and Biscuits

are available at subsidized rates. Tea and coffee are available to the

pilgrims waiting in Darshan queue. Tea is made available at free of cost for

the devotees during the night times on the festival days.

Breakfast: Packaged breakfast is available between 7.00 and 8.30 AM at

Prasadalay, Sai Nath Hospital and at New Bhakta Niwas.

Meals: Tickets are available for meals between 10.00 AM and 10.00PM.

Free Meals: Free meals are made available at Prasadalay.'

SAI NATH HOSPITAL: This hospital is situated adjacent to Khandoba Mandir

(Opp: ST Bus stand). This hospital provides a variety of medical treatment

with 'out patient' and in patient' facilities. Ambulance services are also

available. Free eye camps are held every year and patients from in and

around Shirdi utilise this opportunity.

Library: Sansthan maintains a library where old Sai Leela Magazines and

reference books are available.

Book Shop: Sai literature in various languages is available at nominal

price.

Sacred Clothe Centre: Devotees may buy clothes and other articles offered to

Baba. Auction is held on every Thursday and Sundays between 9.00 and 11.00

AM. Auction on a grand scale is done on festival days like Gurupurnima,

Sriramanavami and Vijayadashami in the mornings and evenings. Devotees are

requested to use these sacred clothes for the Puja purposes. These sacred

clothes are also known for their healing power.

Laddu Prasad: This packaged Prasad can be purchased at Rs.57- per packet.

Educational Institutions: Sansthan also runs an English medium school, one

girls Marathi Medium school and an I.T.I. for the benefit of students.

Mangal Karyalay: This facility is available for marriages, exhibitions,

groups accompanied by Palkhi etc. Advance booking facility is also

available.

Railway Booking Counter: Devotees can reserve their railway seats/births

from the Shirdi Quota.

NOTE: Devotees can perform 'Sai Satyavrat' and 'Abhishek ' daily by

purchasing tickets.

 

(Adopted from Ambrosia In Shirdi by Dr.Vinny Chitluri, this book can be read

at http://saileelas.org/books/ambrosiainshirdi1.htm and this book is a

virtual guide on Shirdi with

lots of rare photos on Baba. This book can be purchased from Dr.Vinny

Chitluri 304, Bhagchand Apartments Pimpalwadi Road Shird, District

Ahmednagar, Maharastra India Pin-423 109 Phone : 91-02423 - 255835, cost

INR.70)