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The Gang's Shirdi tour
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Sanman,
Swagat, Jaideep, Nandoo and Annoo families went about
a scurried tour of Shirdi between the 10th. and 12th.
January 2003. During their stay they also touched the
nearby village of Shani Shringanapur.
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Sanmaan
on their Shirdi trip...
We
made a short trip to Shirdi and Shani-Shingnapur (less
than 36 hrs !!) in around mid jan.
There were 11 of us, Agaskars -Prabhakar(Annu), Hema,
Kshipra, Nandkumar(nandu), Beena, Chaitali(chani), Dighes-
Baby Aatya/Maushi, Casanova Jaideep, Tawdes- The ultimate
Sai Baba Devotee Kamal, The most wanted but least available
Swagat and yours truly.
We all boarded the bus at Ratna hotel, Goregaon at around
10.30 in the night. The bus journey was uncomfortable
to say the least. We reached Shirdi in the morning at
around 8.00. The first thing one notices upon alighting
there is half a dozen ppl crowding around you like flies,
pestering one to stay in such and such a hotel.
Coming to Shirdi itself, its not even much of a small
town...more of an assortment of commercial establishments,
hotels and restaurants around the main temple. Its Sai
Baba everywhere. Except for the main Sai Baba temple,
there is nothing much to see at Shirdi. The temple complex
is huge and very well mana ged by the authorities. From
Shirdi, We were off to Shani-Shingnapur. We booked Mahindra
Max(a clone of trax) and 11 of us were packed into that
max. The ride was more frightening than Esselworld's Zyclone.
Just mention it to Nandu and you will know what I mean.
Shani Shingnapur is famous for its doorless mystery. There
is a Stone pillar in the middle of the temple where you
have to pour oil. Women are not allowed in the vicinity
though. Before entering the temple complex, you have to
take a bath and dress only in saffron clothes which was
pretty embarrassing for me. We came back to Shirdi in
the evening, had dinner and left for Bombay in the night.
~ Sanmaan |
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