India, March 16 -- The Shirdi Municipal Council (SMC) along with Shirdi police sealed three shops in the temple town for selling pooja items at inflated prices to devotees visiting the revered Sai Baba Temple.

According to officials, several complaints were received from devotees regarding exorbitant pricing of essential pooja items such as flowers, coconuts, incense sticks, and prasad. Acting on these complaints, the municipal authorities conducted an inspection and found that some shopkeepers were charging unreasonably high rates, taking advantage of pilgrims.

Following the inspection, three shops were identified for violating fair trade practices and immediately sealed.

A senior official from the Shirdi Municipal Council stated, "De...