Sai Baba of ShirdiBorn 1838 (Otherwise unknown)Pathri, India Died 15 October 1918 Shirdi, India Era 19th to 20th century Region Shirdi, Maharashtra, IndiaSai Baba made eleven assurances to his devotees:

• No harm shall befall him, who steps on the soil of Shirdi.
• He who comes to my Samadhi, his sorrow and suffering shall cease.
• Though I be no more in flesh and blood, I shall ever protect my devotees.
• Trust in me and your prayer shall be answered.
• Know that my spirit is immortal, know this for yourself.
• Show unto me he who has sought refuge and has been turned away.
• In whatever faith men worship me, even so do I render to them.
• Not in vain is my promise that I shall ever lighten your burden.Knock, and the door shall open, ask and it shall be granted.
• To him who surrenders unto me totally I shall be ever indebted.
• Blessed is he who has become one with me

Because of Sai Baba, Shirdi has become a place of importance and is counted among the major Hindu places of pilgrimage.

The first Sai Baba temple is situated at Bhivpuri, Karjat. The Sai Baba Mandir in Shirdi is visited by around 20,000 pilgrims a day and during religious festivals this number can reach up to a 100,000.

Shirdi Sai Baba is especially revered and worshiped in the states of Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. In August 2012, an unidentified devotee for the first time donated two costly diamonds valuing Rs 11.8 million at the Shirdi temple, Saibaba trust officials revealed.

The Shirdi Sai movement has spread to the Caribbean and to countries such as the United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Shirdi Sai Baba movement is one of the main Hindu religious movements in English-speaking countries.