Mother wants pilgrimage to shirdi

SAYAS · Aug 1st, 2008, 17:10

Hi, can anyone help, my mother would like to visit shirdi, she is a pensioner and would be travelling with her sister. She would love to stay there for some weeks as she can’t go everyday and if she’s there she should make the most of it.
They intend to fly out from London, but that’s as much as they know. What do they do next? Where do they stay? How do they get there? Etc…..
If you can help with any advise or point me in the right direction, if this information is already available. Thanks for your time.

Nick-H · Aug 1st, 2008, 17:15

Hello Sayas.

I moved your post to a more appropriate forum.

Have you seen shirdisaitemple.com?

SAYAS · Aug 1st, 2008, 17:21

Hi

Thanks Nick-H that very helpful

AvidTrekker · Aug 1st, 2008, 20:07

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Originally Posted by SAYAS

Hi, can anyone help, my mother would like to visit shirdi, she is a pensioner and would be travelling with her sister. She would love to stay there for some weeks as she can’t go everyday and if she’s there she should make the most of it.
They intend to fly out from London, but that’s as much as they know. What do they do next? Where do they stay? How do they get there? Etc…..
If you can help with any advise or point me in the right direction, if this information is already available. Thanks for your time.

Fly London to Mumbai.

Mumbai to Shirdi can be done in helicopter nowadays.

But you can go by road. Regular Aircon buses as well as Taxies do the nine hour drive.

Lots of hotels to stay in. From humble guest houses to some three four star places.
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steven_ber · Aug 2nd, 2008, 00:53

There's also supposed to be a train station opening in Shirdi soon, though you can get to about 12-15kms of Shirdi by train already, just cant remember the name of the station, it's on the Manmad-Ahmadnagar line.

pmvelu · Aug 2nd, 2008, 00:59

Do you mean Kopergaon Steve !

And to OP,

Hotel MTDC [ Government of Maharashtra] is definitely worth a try which is very near to Sai Mandir [ Just 200 metres] and for 800 Rs/ Night it's worth the money [ We stayed there 1 1/2years back]. You could view my hotel Review here which is done on Feb 2007 to get an idea !

http://www.indiamike.com/india-hotel...-shirdi-h3475/

Hope this helps.

steven_ber · Aug 2nd, 2008, 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmvelu

Do you mean Kopergaon Steve !

That's the one.

SAYAS · Aug 4th, 2008, 20:44

Thanks guys, thats a really good start.

edwardseco · Aug 4th, 2008, 21:23

Been a few years but you can approach it from 2 stations by rail. The authorities there have a couple of excellent sites. Unfortunately, I am on the road and don't have the bookmarks (easy to google).
The MTDC has a bus that departs for Shirdi several times a week..

Aug 1st, 2008, 17:10	#1
SAYAS Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3	Mother wants pilgrimage to shirdi Hi, can anyone help, my mother would like to visit shirdi, she is a pensioner and would be travelling with her sister. She would love to stay there for some weeks as she can’t go everyday and if she’s there she should make the most of it. They intend to fly out from London, but that’s as much as they know. What do they do next? Where do they stay? How do they get there? Etc….. If you can help with any advise or point me in the right direction, if this information is already available. Thanks for your time.

Aug 1st, 2008, 17:15	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,644	Hello Sayas. I moved your post to a more appropriate forum. Have you seen shirdisaitemple.com? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,553	There's also supposed to be a train station opening in Shirdi soon, though you can get to about 12-15kms of Shirdi by train already, just cant remember the name of the station, it's on the Manmad-Ahmadnagar line. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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pmvelu Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 710	Do you mean Kopergaon Steve ! And to OP, Hotel MTDC [ Government of Maharashtra] is definitely worth a try which is very near to Sai Mandir [ Just 200 metres] and for 800 Rs/ Night it's worth the money [ We stayed there 1 1/2years back]. You could view my hotel Review here which is done on Feb 2007 to get an idea ! http://www.indiamike.com/india-hotel...-shirdi-h3475/ Hope this helps.

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