Devotees of Sai Baba can now book their darshan tickets online through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website.
Obtaining darshan tickets usually requires standing in long queues. From Saturday, the tickets can be obtained online thanks to a joint initiative by the IRCTC and the Shri Sai Sansthan in Shirdi.
IRCTC officials said that the option is currently being extended to customers who book online train tickets to travel to Shirdi Sai Nagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Nashik and Nagarsol.
The darshan dates can either be the date of arrival at the destination station or any of the following days after arrival and only one darshan transaction will be allowed per user.
The tickets can be obtained using the PNR numbers of the train tickets, officials said.
“This will benefit those travelling to the five stations, who want to go for Sai Baba’s darshan ,” said Pinakin Morawala, PRO, IRCTC, Western Zone Mumbai.
While the first phase of the initiative extends the facility to paid darshan ticket holders, it will later be extended to those opting for free ones as well, officials said.
