Shirdi Sai Baba, also called Sai Baba of Shirdi was a great saint in the western Maharashtra. Sai Baba’s early years are a mystery. Most accounts mention his birth as a Hindu Brahman and his subsequent adoption by a fakir. Sai Baba arrived in Shirdi at a very young age around 16 years of his age around 1858 and remained there until his death in 1918.
At first villagers of Shirdi disliked him, by the turn of the century Sai Baba had a considerable following of Hindus and Muslims, attracted by his compelling teachings and his performance of apparent miracles and his teachings , which often involved the granting of wishes and the healing of the sick. He was a blisfull soul and Allah was always on his lips. In Dwarkamai he daily kept a fire burning, a practice reminiscent of some Sufi orders. Yet he named Masjid as The Dwarkamai, a decidedly Hindu name, and is said to have had substantial knowledge of thespritual life
Shirdi is a major pilgrimage site many devotees all around the world visit Shirdi to take the blessings of Shri Sai Baba. Shri Sai Baba was truly an GOD Incarnate.
