The banks of the Godavari river,in the Ahmednagar district,are very fortunate for they gave birth and refuge to many a saint,prominent amongst them being Dnyaneshwar.Shirdi also falls in the Kopergaon Taluka or the Ahmednagar district.After crossing the Godavari river at Kopergaon,one gets on way to Shirdi.When you go three Kos (9 miles),you come to Nimgaon,from where,Shirdi is visible.Shirdi is ,as famous and well-known as other holy places,like Gangapur,Nrisinhawadi,Audumbar,on the banks of Krishna river.As the devotee Damoji flourished,and blessed Mangalvedha (near Pandharpur),as Samarth Ramdas at Sajjangad,as Shri Narishimha Saraswati at Saraswatiwadi,so Sainath flourished at Shirdi and blessed it.