The PM arrived at Shirdi airport in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district around 1pm from Delhi. He was accompanied by Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, chief minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.

After the pooja, Modi inaugurated the new Darshan Queue Complex. The new complex built at the cost of ₹112 crores, is a modern, state-of-the-art facility designed to provide an awaiting area for devotees.

It is equipped with several waiting halls with a cumulative seating capacity of over 10,000 people and also has the provision of air-conditioned public amenities like cloakrooms, toilets, booking counters, prasad counters, information centre etc.

At present, there are four halls on the ground and first floor of the Shantiniwas and haktiniwas – the two buildings where devotees wait while heading for darshan