Shirdi
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Shirdi is a town in the Ahmednagar district of the state Maharashtra in India. It is located at 19° 45′ N, 74° 25′ E, 83 km north of the city of Ahmednagar and at a distance of 15 km from the town Kopargaon.
It has acquired fame as a pilgrimage center because the ShirdiSai Baba lived there and is buried there. Some Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs consider him a saint with miraculous powers, he was from pathri dist parbhani and his guru was Babasaheb Maharaj who was from selu near to Parbhani.
Sathya Sai Baba is said to be one of his incarnations and Shirdi Sai Baba was an Incarnation of Bhagat Kabir
Sugar cane is cultivated in its surroundings.
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