After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray sparked a row with his comments on Sai Baba's birthplace, a 'bandh' was called in Shirdi town for Sunday.
Sources in Shirdi said on Saturday that the shutdown would be observed in surrounding villages too. On Sunday morning, devotees thronged the grand Sai Baba temple which is visited by lakhs every year as it remained open.
After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray sparked a row with his comments on Sai Baba's birthplace, a 'bandh' was called in Shirdi town for Sunday.
Sources in Shirdi said on Saturday that the shutdown would be observed in surrounding villages too. On Sunday morning, devotees thronged the grand Sai Baba temple which is visited by lakhs every year as it remained open.