Article: Sai Baba Trust gives facelift to pilgrim city Shirdi

Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication.

Shirdi (Maharashtra), May 25 -- Roads, a hospital, an electricity generation project...a trust run in the name of 20th century saint Shri Sai Baba is changing the face of this pilgrim town by initiating development works and giving his philosophy of serving people a whole new meaning.

Jayant Sasane, president of the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, told IANS: "We want to give Shirdi a new look. Everyone knows about Sai Baba's wishes to serve."

Today the Sai Temple has become one of the most popular destinations among pilgrims in India. On an average, 50,000 people visit Shirdi daily, and during holidays the rush is even ...

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