my knowledge : shirdi sai Temple

ABOUT SHIRDI- Shirdi is located approx 296 Kilometers from Mumbai . It is called the Land of Sai baba.

ABOUT SAI TEMPLE- Shirdi Sai temple is a beautiful shrine that was built over the Samadhi of Shri Sai Baba.Shirdi is famous temple of Sai Baba. It was established in 1922 to carry out the services of Shri Sai Baba. is located in Shirdi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.he took samadhi on October 15, 1918.

SAI BABA- sai baba is a fakir also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who was devoted as a saint,fakir. He was devoted by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees, his life it remained uncertain if he was a Hindu or a Muslim . Sai Baba is worshiped by people around the world. He had no love for perishable things .One of his well known epigrams, "Sabka Malik Ek" , is associated with Hindusm, islam and sufism.

DEVOTEES / FOLLOWERS- Around 55,000 people visit the temple everyday and the number goes up to about one lakh on weekends. During special festivals, at least two to three lakh devotees visit the famous shrine.

.CROWD MANAGEMENT

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, the governing and administrative body of the temple and all other temples on the premise, has installed CCTV camera network, fortified with face recognition software to keep crooks at bay. And the `5-crore system has already been yielding results. About 730 private security guards are deployed. The state government has 50 policemen and a bomb detection and disposal squad on standby at the temple. The Maharashtra government has a `400 crore plan to change the face of Shirdi and turn it into a world-class pilgrimage plus tourist spot. The 95th death anniversary functions of Sai Baba were conducted from October 12 to 14. To ensure that everybody gets opportunity for darshan, VIP passes, aarti passes and other puja arrangements were stopped for these three days which saw a footfall of two million devotees.

TREASOUREY /FUNDS- shirdi sai temple is the richest temple in the world after tirupati temple. Saibaba Sansthan trust has recorded Rs 1,441 crore income in the last five years, with 22 per cent higher donations received every year, Sansthan's executive officer Kishor More said on Wednesday. The trust has spent Rs 828 crore on various beneficial works for devotees, including Rs 160 crore on hospital, 'prasadalaya' and funds allotted in the form of donations to various charity trusts.During special festivals at least two to three lakh devotees visit the famous shrine, More said, adding that the daily income now was around Rs 45 lakh, as compared to Rs 20 lakh per day five years back.

SAI PRASADALAYA- At present, in the new Sai Prasadalaya, everyday 25 to 30 thousand Sai devotees take meal as a Prasad. During the time of vacation the number of Sai devotees rised up to 55 thousand. Free Prasad meals are served to poor, blind handicapped & sages. Like this, approx 1000 persons are served everyday with this facility. The prasadalaya is open from 10 am to 10 pm.The food is first offered to Sai .Expenses for a plate of Prasad Meal is around Rs. 15/-.

Apart from this, Children below age 10 are charged Rs 3/- for the same.

The prasadalay yearly expenditure is Rs 30 crores.