June 21, 2012
Culture of
Shirdi
Shirdi is a popular town situated in Maharashtra state.
Shirdi is famous for its temple of Sri Sai Baba. The temple is visited by many
devotees from across the country throughout the year. Marathi is the widely
spoken language of the people while Hindi can also be understood and spoken by
some. Sri Sai Baba is revered by the
people of different religions like Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, etc. Though the
town of Shirdi is inhabited by mainly by Hindu people there other people who
belonged to different religion like Muslim and Buddhist.
The people of Shirdi consider themselves to be privileged
ones as it is their town where the India’s most revered saint Sri Sai Baba
spent his most of his life. Shirdi has now grown in to a major pilgrimage
center visited by lakhs of people from across the country and that had led to
the many employment opportunity for the people of Shirdi. People of Shirdi also
celebrate many important festivals of India with much fanfare. Earlier the
people of Shirdi used to wear their traditional attires. Men used to don the
Dhoti and Pheta while their women folk used to wear Choli and Lugda. But now
young ones of the town have taken to modern way living. But some elderly men
and women are still found in their traditional attires.
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