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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE" title="শিৰডীৰ সাই বাবা – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="শিৰডীৰ সাই বাবা" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE" title="শিরডি সাই বাবা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="শিরডি সাই বাবা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ird%C3%AD_S%C3%A1%C3%AD_B%C3%A1ba" title="Širdí Sáí Bába – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Širdí Sáí Bába" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_(Shirdi)" title="Sai Baba (Shirdi) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sai Baba (Shirdi)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_de_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba de Shirdi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sai Baba de Shirdi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_de_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba de Shirdi – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sai Baba de Shirdi" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="سای بابا شیردی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سای بابا شیردی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Sai Baba – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Shirdi Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B6%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A1%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%87%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%BE" title="શિરડીના સાંઇબાબા – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="શિરડીના સાંઇબાબા" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE" title="शिरडी साईं बाबा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="शिरडी साईं बाबा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_dari_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba dari Shirdi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sai Baba dari Shirdi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Sai Baba – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Shirdi Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE" title="ಶಿರ್ಡಿ ಸಾಯಿ ಬಾಬಾ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಶಿರ್ಡಿ ಸಾಯಿ ಬಾಬಾ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AC_(%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF)" title="സായി ബാബ (ഷിർദ്ദി) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സായി ബാബ (ഷിർദ്ദി)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE" title="साईबाबा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="साईबाबा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Sai Baba – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Shirdi Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%90" title="シルディ・サイ・ババ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シルディ・サイ・ババ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba" title="Sai Baba – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B6%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF_%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%87_%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE" title="ଶିରିଡ଼ି ସାଇ ବାବା – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଶିରିଡ଼ି ସାଇ ବାବା" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%82_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%80" title="ਸਾਈਂ ਬਾਬਾ ਸ਼ਿਰਡੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸਾਈਂ ਬਾਬਾ ਸ਼ਿਰਡੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Sai Baba – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Shirdi Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B8_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%A8%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8" title="Саи Баба из Ширди – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Саи Баба из Ширди" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba of Shirdi – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Sai Baba of Shirdi" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirdi_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Sai Baba – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Shirdi Sai Baba" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_ng_Shirdi" title="Sai Baba ng Shirdi – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Sai Baba ng Shirdi" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE" title="சீரடி சாயி பாபா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சீரடி சாயி பாபா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" 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His teachings concentrated on a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, and devotion to God and <a href="/wiki/Guru" title="Guru">Guru</a>. </p><p>Sai Baba condemned discrimination based on religion or caste. He had both Hindu and Muslim followers, but when pressed on his own religious affiliations, he refused to identify himself with one to the exclusion of the other.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 3">: 3 </span></sup> His teachings combined elements of Hinduism and Islam: he gave the Hindu name <i>Dwarakamayi</i> to the mosque in which he lived,<sup id="cite_ref-hoiberg_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoiberg-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> practised both Hindu and Muslim rituals, and taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions. According to the <i>Shri Sai Satcharita</i>, a hagiography written shortly after his death, his Hindu devotees believed him to be an incarnation of the Hindu deity <a href="/wiki/Dattatreya" title="Dattatreya">Dattatreya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Satcharitra_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Satcharitra-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2></div> <p>Most information about Shirdi Sai Baba comes from the <i>Śrī Sāī Saccarita</i> written by G.R. Dabholkar in Marathi (1859-1929). Dabholkar's biography was influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Warkari" title="Warkari">Vākarī Sampradāya</a> and the Marathi <i><a href="/wiki/Shri_Guru_Charitra" title="Shri Guru Charitra">Gurucaritra</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Saraswati_Gangadhar" title="Saraswati Gangadhar">Sarasvatī Gaṅgādhar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirdi_sai2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Shirdi_sai2.jpg/220px-Shirdi_sai2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Shirdi_sai2.jpg/330px-Shirdi_sai2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Shirdi_sai2.jpg/440px-Shirdi_sai2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1966" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba sitting on a stone.</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg/220px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg/330px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg/440px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_and_devotees2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2154" data-file-height="2428" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba with some devotees</figcaption></figure> <p>Sai Baba is noted to have been born as a Hindu <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmin</a> before he was adopted by a <a href="/wiki/Sufi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sufi">Sufi</a> fakeer. However, he himself gave no importance to the questions about his origins.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8–9">: 8–9 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Karline2016_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Karline2016-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 129">: 129 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-d115_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d115-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baba reportedly arrived at the village of <a href="/wiki/Shirdi" title="Shirdi">Shirdi</a> dressed as a <a href="/wiki/Faqir" class="mw-redirect" title="Faqir">faqīr</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ahmednagar_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmednagar District">Ahmednagar District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, when he was about sixteen years old. Although there is no agreement among biographers about the date of this event, it is generally accepted that Baba stayed in Shirdi for three years, disappeared for a year, and then returned permanently around 1858. This suggests a possible birth year of 1838.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 45">: 45 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led an ascetic life, sitting motionless under a <a href="/wiki/Neem" class="mw-redirect" title="Neem">neem</a> tree and <a href="/wiki/Meditation" title="Meditation">meditating</a> while sitting in an <a href="/wiki/Asana" title="Asana">asana</a>. The Sai Satcharita recounts the reaction of the villagers. </p> <blockquote><p>The people of the village were wonder-struck to see such a young lad practicing hard penance, not minding heat or cold. By day he associated with no one, by night he was afraid of nobody.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 46">: 46 </span></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Some of the religiously-inclined villagers (Mahalsapati, Appa Jogle and Kashinatha) visited him regularly. The village children considered him mad and threw stones at him.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After some time he left the village and it is unknown where he went or what happened to him. There are some indications that he met with many saints and fakirs and worked as a weaver. He is reported to have said that he fought with the army of <a href="/wiki/Rani_Lakshmibai" class="mw-redirect" title="Rani Lakshmibai">Rani Lakshmibai</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jhansi" title="Jhansi">Jhansi</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name">Name</h3></div> <p>Sai Baba's real name is unknown. The name <i>Sai</i> was given to him by the temple priest Mahalsapati when he returned to Shirdi in 1858. The word <i>Sai</i> refers to a religious mendicant but can also mean <i>God</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In several Indian and Middle Eastern languages the term <i>Baba</i> is an honorific signifying grandfather, father, old man or sir. Thus Sai Baba denotes "holy father", "saintly father".<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Shirdi">Return to Shirdi</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg/220px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg/330px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg/440px-Shirdi_Sai_Baba_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba in his usual attire</figcaption></figure> <p>Around this time Sai Baba adopted the practice of dressing in a knee-length one-piece <a href="/wiki/Kaftan" title="Kaftan"><i>kafni</i> robe</a> and a cloth cap, articles of typical Sufi clothing. Ramgir Bua, a devotee, testified that Sai Baba was dressed like an athlete and sported 'long hair flowing down to the end of his spine' when he arrived in Shirdi, and that he never had his head shaved. It was only after Baba forfeited a wrestling match with one Mohiddin Tamboli that he took up the <i>kafni</i> and cloth cap.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This attire contributed to Baba's identification as a Muslim fakir and was one reason for the initial hostility toward him in a predominantly Hindu village.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For four to five years, Baba lived under a neem tree, and undertook long periods of meditation. His manner was said to be withdrawn and uncommunicative, and he often wandered for long periods in the jungle around Shirdi.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was eventually persuaded to take up residence in an old and dilapidated <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a>, where he lived a solitary life, surviving by begging for <a href="/wiki/Alms" title="Alms">alms</a> and receiving itinerant Hindu or Muslim visitors. In the mosque, he maintained a sacred fire (<i><a href="/wiki/Dhuni" title="Dhuni">dhuni</a></i>), and gave sacred ash ('Udi') from the fire to guests on their departure. The ash was believed to have healing and <a href="/wiki/Apotropaism" class="mw-redirect" title="Apotropaism">apotropaic</a> powers. He performed the function of a local <a href="/wiki/Hakim_(title)" title="Hakim (title)">hakim</a> and treated the sick by application of ashes. He delivered spiritual teachings to his visitors, and recommended the reading of the <a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bhagavat_Gita" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhagavat Gita">Bhagavat Gita</a> for Hindus and the <a href="/wiki/Qur%27an" class="mw-redirect" title="Qur'an">Qur'an</a> for Muslims. He insisted on the indispensability of the unbroken remembrance of God's name (<i><a href="/wiki/Dhikr" title="Dhikr">dhikr</a></i>), and often expressed himself in a cryptic manner with the use of <a href="/wiki/Parable" title="Parable">parables</a>, <a href="/wiki/Symbol" title="Symbol">symbols</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Allegory" title="Allegory">allegories</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 86">: 86 </span></sup> </p><p>Baba is believed to have tended a garden called Lendi Baug, named after a riverlet called Lendi which flowed nearby.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The garden still exists; it contains temples (<a href="/wiki/Samadhi_(shrine)" title="Samadhi (shrine)"><i>samadhis</i></a>) commemorating people and animals associated with Baba's life, and continues to be visited by pilgrims.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of Shirdi Sai Baba's disciples became well-known spiritual figures and saints, most notably Mahalsapati, a priest of the <a href="/wiki/Khandoba" title="Khandoba">Khandoba</a> temple in Shirdi, and <a href="/wiki/Upasani_Baba_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Upasani Baba Maharaj">Upasani Baba Maharaj</a>, who himself became the teacher of <a href="/wiki/Meher_Baba" title="Meher Baba">Meher Baba</a>. He was revered by other saints as well, such as Bidkar Maharaj, <a href="/wiki/Gagangiri_Maharaj" title="Gagangiri Maharaj">Gagangiri Maharaj</a>, Janakidas Maharaj and Sati Godavari Mataji.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sai Baba referred to several saints as 'my brothers', especially the disciples of <a href="/wiki/Swami_Samarth_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Samarth Maharaj">Swami Samartha of Akkalkot</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1910, Shirdi Sai Baba's fame began to spread in <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Being regarded as a saint with the power of performing miracles, and even as an <a href="/wiki/Avatar" title="Avatar">avatar</a>, numerous people came to visit him.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They built his first temple at <a href="/wiki/Bhivpuri" title="Bhivpuri">Bhivpuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karjat" title="Karjat">Karjat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_years_and_death_(Samadhi)"><span id="Final_years_and_death_.28Samadhi.29"></span>Final years and death (Samadhi)</h3></div> <p>In August 1918, Sai Baba told some of his devotees that he would soon be "leaving his mortal body".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Towards the end of September, he had a high fever and stopped eating.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As his condition deteriorated, he asked his disciples to recite holy texts to him, although he also continued to meet visitors. He died on 15 October 1918, coinciding with the <a href="/wiki/Vijayadashami" title="Vijayadashami">Vijayadashami</a> festival.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His remains were interred at Buti Wada in Shirdi, which later became a place of worship that is known today as Shree Samadhi Mandir or Shirdi Sai Baba Temple. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teachings_and_practices">Teachings and practices</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirdi_sai3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Shirdi_sai3.jpg/220px-Shirdi_sai3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Shirdi_sai3.jpg/330px-Shirdi_sai3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Shirdi_sai3.jpg/440px-Shirdi_sai3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4134" data-file-height="5849" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba, leaning against the wall of Dwarakamayi, with devotees</figcaption></figure> <p>Sai Baba opposed all persecution based on religion or <a href="/wiki/Caste" title="Caste">caste</a>. He was an opponent of religious orthodoxy – Christian, Hindu, and Muslim.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 139">: 139 </span></sup> </p><p>Sai Baba encouraged his devotees to pray, chant God's name, and read holy scriptures. He advised Muslims to study the <a href="/wiki/Qur%27an" class="mw-redirect" title="Qur'an">Qur'an</a> and Hindus to study texts such as the <a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita" title="Bhagavad Gita">Bhagavad Gita</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoga_Vasistha" title="Yoga Vasistha">Yoga Vasistha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-saibaba.org_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saibaba.org-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He instructed his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, love every living being without any discrimination, and develop two important features of character: faith (<i>Shraddha</i>) and patience (<i>Saburi</i>). He criticised <a href="/wiki/Atheism" title="Atheism">atheism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his teachings, Sai Baba emphasised the importance of performing one's duties without attachment to earthly matters and of being content regardless of the situation. In his personal practice, he observed worship procedures belonging to Islam; although he did not engage in regular rituals, he allowed the practice of <a href="/wiki/Salah" title="Salah">Salah</a>, chanting of <a href="/wiki/Al-Fatiha" title="Al-Fatiha">Al-Fatiha</a>, and Qur'an readings at Muslim festival times.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Occasionally reciting the Al-Fatiha, Baba enjoyed listening to <a href="/wiki/Mawlid" title="Mawlid">mawlid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Qawwali" title="Qawwali">qawwali</a> accompanied by the <a href="/wiki/Tabla" title="Tabla">tabla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sarangi" title="Sarangi">sarangi</a> twice daily.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sai Baba interpreted the religious texts of both Islam and Hinduism. He explained the meaning of the Hindu scriptures in the spirit of <a href="/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta" title="Advaita Vedanta">Advaita Vedanta</a>, with a strong emphasis on the path of <i><a href="/wiki/Bhakti" title="Bhakti">bhakti</a></i> (devotion). All three of the main Hindu spiritual paths – <a href="/wiki/Bhakti_Yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhakti Yoga">Bhakti Yoga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jnana_Yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Jnana Yoga">Jnana Yoga</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Karma_Yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Karma Yoga">Karma Yoga</a> – influenced his teachings.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 261–352">: 261–352 </span></sup> Sai Baba encouraged charity and sharing. He said: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Unless there is some relationship or connection, nobody goes anywhere. If any men or creatures come to you, do not discourteously drive them away, but receive them well and treat them with due respect. Sri <a href="/wiki/Hari" title="Hari">Hari</a> (God) will certainly be pleased if you give water to the thirsty, bread to the hungry, clothes to the naked, and your verandah to strangers for sitting and resting. If anybody wants any money from you and you are not inclined to give, do not give, but do not bark at him like a dog."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>Sai Baba stressed the importance of surrender to the true <i><a href="/wiki/Satguru" title="Satguru">satguru</a></i>, who, having trodden the path to divine consciousness, can lead the disciple through the jungle of spiritual growth.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> True devotees, he said, always meditate upon the <i>satguru</i> with love, and surrender themselves completely to him. When he spoke of himself in this sense he explained his meaning thus:</p><blockquote><p>You need not go anywhere in search of Me. Barring your name and form, there exists in you, as well as in all beings, a sense of Being or Consciousness of Existence. That is ‘Me’. Knowing this, you see Me inside yourself, and in all beings. If you practice this, you will realize all-pervasiveness and thus be as one with Me.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Worship_and_devotees">Worship and devotees</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sai_gold_full.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sai_gold_full.jpg/220px-Sai_gold_full.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sai_gold_full.jpg/330px-Sai_gold_full.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sai_gold_full.jpg/440px-Sai_gold_full.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="909" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba's Temple in Shirdi</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg/220px-Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg/330px-Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg/440px-Sai_baba_samadhi_mandir_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="483" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Mandir_Kalasha" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandir Kalasha">Mandir Kalasha</a> Of The Samadhi Mandir, Shirdi</figcaption></figure> <p>A local <a href="/wiki/Khandoba" title="Khandoba">Khandoba</a> priest, Mahalsapati Nagre, is believed to have been Sai Baba's first devotee.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 19th century, Sai Baba's followers were only a small group of inhabitants of Shirdi and a few people from other parts of India.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today, because of Sai Baba, Shirdi has become a famous <a href="/wiki/Religious_tourism" title="Religious tourism">religious tourist</a> destination in India and is counted as one of the most popular Hindu places of pilgrimage.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first Sai Baba temple is situated at <a href="/wiki/Kudal" title="Kudal">Kudal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sindhudurg" class="mw-redirect" title="Sindhudurg">Sindhudurg</a>. This temple was built in 1922. </p><p>The Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi is visited by an average of 25,000 pilgrims a day. During religious festivals, this number can reach up to 100,000.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the interior of the temple and the exterior cone are covered with gold. Inside the temple, the statue of Sai Baba is carved out of Italian marble and is seen draped with royal cloth, wearing a gold crown and adorned with fresh flower garlands. The temple is managed by the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust. </p><p>Following rituals and traditions dating back to when Baba was still alive, four <a href="/wiki/Aarti" class="mw-redirect" title="Aarti"><i>aartis</i></a> are held daily (corresponding to the time of the day) inside the Samadhi Mandir. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Kakad Aarti <i>(The Morning Aarti)</i> at 04:30</li> <li>Madhyan Aarti <i>(The Afternoon Aarti)</i> at 12:00</li> <li>Dhup Aarti <i>(The Evening Aarti)</i> at 18:30</li> <li>Shej Aarti <i>(The Night Aarti)</i> at 22:30</li></ul> <p>The Palanquin procession of Sai Baba takes place every Thursday from the Samadhi Mandir to Dwarkamayi, onward to Chavdi and back to the Sai Baba Mandir. Devotees belonging to all faiths are welcome to take Darshan in the Samadhi Mandir and have free meals in the Prasadalaya, irrespective of caste, creed, and religion. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Sai Baba of Shirdi is especially revered and worshiped in the states of <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In recent years, the following of Sai Baba has spread to the Netherlands, the Caribbean, Nepal, Canada, United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, United Kingdom,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germany, France, and Singapore,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to the <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_by_country" title="Hinduism by country">Hindu</a> <a href="/wiki/Indian_diaspora" title="Indian diaspora">Indian Diaspora</a> in those countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hindus_and_Muslims">Hindus and Muslims</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg/220px-Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg/330px-Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg/440px-Deoghar_with_Saibaba.jpg 2x" data-file-width="698" data-file-height="931" /></a><figcaption>A household shrine (Deoghar) in a Hindu Marathi family with Saibaba at the center</figcaption></figure> <p>In a verse of the midday arti, devotees sing: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>In essence, there is no difference whatever between Hindu and Muslim. You took birth in human body to show this. You look with affection on both Hindus and Muslims. This, Sai, who pervades all, as the soul of all, demonstrates.</p></blockquote> <p>Baba often talked about the Hindu gods and quoted from sacred texts. On occasion he would comment on passages from the Bhagavad Gita, the Isha Upanishad, and others. The names of Krishna and Rama were sacred to him. With Muslim followers, he talked of Allah and the Qur'an, often quoting Persian verses. He frequently used the expression "<i>Allah rakhega vaiia rahena</i>" ("Let us be content with what we have, and submit our will to Allah"). He told his listeners that he, like them, was but a devotee of Allah, a humble faqir with two arms and two legs. In later years, Parsis and Christians would also visit him in Shirdi. He respected all faiths, and taught that all are particular paths toward one ineffable goal.<sup id="cite_ref-Rigopoulos1993_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rigopoulos1993-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 70–71">: 70–71 </span></sup> </p><p>His notion of the unity of all mankind was congruous with both <a href="/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta" title="Advaita Vedanta">Advaitism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sufism" title="Sufism">Sufism</a>. "God being one and the master of all also meant that all his creatures were part of one big family," writes Sikand. "This belief was entirely in keeping with both the Bhakti philosophy as well as the teachings of the Sufis, who believed that the light of God exists in every creature, indeed in every particle of His creation."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For Sai Baba, it is commonly believed that he viewed all religious paths as being equally valid, with him considering "Ishwar" (the Hindu God) and "Allah" to be synonymous. People coming to his abode were so taken aback to see Hindus, Muslims, and others living together so peacefully that in many instances it proved to be life-changing.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Followers">Followers</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sai_Baba.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Sai_Baba.jpg/220px-Sai_Baba.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Sai_Baba.jpg/330px-Sai_Baba.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Sai_Baba.jpg/440px-Sai_Baba.jpg 2x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="1314" /></a><figcaption>Sai Baba depicted on a <a href="/wiki/Tapestry" title="Tapestry">tapestry</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Padukas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Padukas.jpg/220px-Padukas.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Padukas.jpg/330px-Padukas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Padukas.jpg/440px-Padukas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="816" data-file-height="612" /></a><figcaption>Padukas of Sai Baba</figcaption></figure> <p>Shirdi Sai Baba left behind no spiritual heirs, appointed no disciples, and did not provide formal initiation (diksha), despite requests. Some of Sai Baba's notable disciples include Mahalsapathi, Madhav Rao (Shama), Nanasaheb Peshway, Bayijabai, Tatya Kote Patil, Kakasaheb Dixit, Radhakrishna Maai, Hemadpant, Bhuti, Das Ganu, Lakshmi Bai, Nanavali, Abdul Baba, Sapatanekar, Nanasaheb Chandodkar, B.V. Narashima Swamiji.<sup id="cite_ref-disciples_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disciples-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some disciples became well-known spiritual figures, such as <a href="/wiki/Upasani_Maharaj" title="Upasani Maharaj">Upasani Maharaj</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sakori" title="Sakori">Sakori</a>. After the death of Sai Baba, his devotees offered the daily <a href="/wiki/Aarti" class="mw-redirect" title="Aarti">Aarti</a> to Upasani Maharaj when he paid a visit to <a href="/wiki/Shirdi" title="Shirdi">Shirdi</a> twice within 10 years.<sup id="cite_ref-asian_tribune_meher_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asian_tribune_meher-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hindus">Hindus</h3></div> <p>The Hindu saint Anandanath of Yewala called Sai Baba a "precious diamond."<sup id="cite_ref-templeofpeace_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-templeofpeace-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another saint, Gangagir, said "Blessed is Shirdi, that it got this precious jewel."<sup id="cite_ref-templeofpeace_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-templeofpeace-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sri Beedkar Maharaj greatly revered Sai Baba and when he met him in 1873, bestowed the title <a href="/wiki/Jagad_guru" class="mw-redirect" title="Jagad guru">Jagad guru</a> upon him.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sai Baba was also greatly respected by <a href="/wiki/Vasudevanand_Saraswati" title="Vasudevanand Saraswati">Vasudevananda Saraswati</a> (known as Tembye Swami).<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also revered by a group of <a href="/wiki/Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivic</a> yogis, known as the <i>Nath-Panchayat</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is considered an avatar of the "Supreme Reality" (Brahman or God), a satguru, or saint, depending on individual proclivities<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. This is not uncommon in Hinduism where there is no central doctrine or cosmology, but a basis in individual faith and spirituality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Muslims">Muslims</h3></div> <p>Abdul Baba was a close devotee of Sai Baba and was the caretaker of the shrine from 1918 to 1922. A large number of Muslim devotees used to come to the shrine until the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-Karline2016_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Karline2016-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parsis">Parsis</h3></div> <p>Shirdi Sai Baba was revered by prominent <a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrians</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanabhoy Palkhivala">Nanabhoy Palkhivala</a>, Farhaad Panthaky, and <a href="/wiki/Homi_J._Bhabha" title="Homi J. Bhabha">Homi Bhabha</a>, and has been cited as the Zoroastrians' most popular non-Zoroastrian religious figure.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Meher_Baba" title="Meher Baba">Meher Baba</a>, who was born into a Zoroastrian family, met Sai Baba in December 1915 and considered this event among the most significant in his life. <i>Shri Sai Satcharita</i> (Sai Baba's life story) makes no mention of Meher Baba, but in <i>Lord Meher</i>, the life story of Meher Baba, there are numerous references to Sai Baba.<sup id="cite_ref-asian_tribune_meher_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asian_tribune_meher-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meher Baba declared Sai Baba to be a <i>Qutub-e-Irshad</i>, or the highest of the five <a href="/wiki/Qutb" title="Qutb">Qutubs</a>, a "Master of the Universe" in Meher Baba's spiritual hierarchy.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_culture">In culture</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sacred_art_and_architecture">Sacred art and architecture</h3></div> <p>There are many temples of Shirdi Sai Baba in India.<sup id="cite_ref-srinivas_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srinivas-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Temples are also located in countries outside India, including the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, Netherlands, Kenya, Benin, Cuba, Canada, Pakistan, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the mosque in Shirdi where Sai Baba lived, there is a life-size portrait of him by Shama Rao Jaykar, an artist from Mumbai. There are numerous monuments and statues, designed to serve a religious function, of Sai Baba of Shirdi. One of these, made of marble by a sculptor named Balaji Vasant Talim, is in the Samadhi Mandir in Shirdi where Sai Baba was buried.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp of ₹5 to honour Shirdi Sai Baba.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_and_television">Film and television</h3></div> <p>Sai Baba has been the subject of feature films in various languages produced by the <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian film industry</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th>Year</th> <th>Film</th> <th>Title role</th> <th>Director</th> <th>Language</th> <th>Ref(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1955</td> <td><i>Shirdi Che Sai Baba</i></td> <td>Dattopant Aangre</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kumarsen_Samarth" title="Kumarsen Samarth">Kumarsen Samarth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1955_National_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1955_National-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shirdi_Ke_Sai_Baba" title="Shirdi Ke Sai Baba">Shirdi Ke Sai Baba</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Dalvi" title="Sudhir Dalvi">Sudhir Dalvi</a></td> <td>Ashok V. Bhushan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1977_Movie_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1977_Movie-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sri_Shirdi_Saibaba_Mahathyam" title="Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam">Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijayachander" title="Vijayachander">Vijayachander</a></td> <td>K. Vasu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-RajadhyakshaWillemen2014_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>Bhagavan Shri Sai Baba</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sai_Prakash" class="mw-redirect" title="Sai Prakash">Sai Prakash</a></td> <td>Sai Prakash</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1989_Kannada_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1989_Kannada-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i>Sai Baba</i></td> <td>Yashwant Dutt</td> <td>Babasaheb S. Fattelal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Ruhela2016_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ruhela2016-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_(1999_film)" title="Maya (1999 film)">Maya / Guru Poornima / Jayasurya</a></i></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rama_Narayanan" title="Rama Narayanan">Rama Narayanan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1999_Maya_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1999_Maya-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i>Sri Sai Mahima</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sai_Prakash" class="mw-redirect" title="Sai Prakash">Sai Prakash</a></td> <td>Ashok Kumar</td> <td>Telugu</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2000_Mahima_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000_Mahima-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i>Shirdi Sai Baba</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Dalvi" title="Sudhir Dalvi">Sudhir Dalvi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deepak_Balraj_Vij" title="Deepak Balraj Vij">Deepak Balraj Vij</a></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i>Ishwarya Avatar Sai Baba</i></td> <td>Mukul Nag</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Malik_Ek" title="Malik Ek">Malik Ek</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Shroff" title="Jackie Shroff">Jackie Shroff</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deepak_Balraj_Vij" title="Deepak Balraj Vij">Deepak Balraj Vij</a></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11</td> <td><i>Bhagwan Sri Shirdi Sai Baba</i></td> <td>Surya Vasishta</td> <td>Bukkapatna Vasu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shirdi_Sai" title="Shirdi Sai">Shirdi Sai</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Akkineni" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagarjuna Akkineni">Nagarjuna Akkineni</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kovelamudi_Raghavendra_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2023</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mere_Sai" class="mw-redirect" title="Mere Sai">Mere Sai</a></i></td> <td>Abeer Soofi <p><a href="/wiki/Tushar_Dalvi" title="Tushar Dalvi">Tushar Dalvi</a> </p> </td> <td>Sachin P. Ambre <br /> Harsh Agarwal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_gurus_and_saints" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Hindu gurus and saints">List of Hindu gurus and saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apotheosis" title="Apotheosis">Apotheosis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/sai-baba/1/499307.html">"Shirdi Sai Baba's 97th death anniversary: The one who was revered by all"</a>. <i>India Today</i>. 15 October 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170531174518/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/sai-baba/1/499307.html">Archived</a> from the original on 31 May 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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I was then in the army." Quoted in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNarasimhaswami1986" class="citation book cs1">Narasimhaswami, B.V. (1986). <i>Sri Sai Baba's Charters & Sayings</i>. 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(ed), <i>Truth in Controversies about Sri Shirdi Sai Baba</i>, Faridabad, Indian Publishers Distributors, 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-7341-121-2" title="Special:BookSources/81-7341-121-2">81-7341-121-2</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dabholkar,_Govind_Raghunath_1999_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Dabholkar, Govind Raghunath, <i>Shri Sai Satcharita: the life and teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba</i> (1999)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNanda2011" class="citation book cs1">Nanda, A. R. (8 April 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=06gFzl76nK8C&pg=RA2-PA1910"><i>The Eternal Sai Phenomenon</i></a>. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788120790247" title="Special:BookSources/9788120790247"><bdi>9788120790247</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194030/https://books.google.com/books?id=06gFzl76nK8C&pg=RA2-PA1910">Archived</a> from the original on 3 March 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Eternal+Sai+Phenomenon&rft.pub=Sterling+Publishers+Pvt.+Ltd&rft.date=2011-04-08&rft.isbn=9788120790247&rft.aulast=Nanda&rft.aufirst=A.+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D06gFzl76nK8C%26pg%3DRA2-PA1910&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shreeomsainath.com/worship&devotes.html">"Worship & Devotes"</a>. <i>www.shreeomsainath.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194032/http://www.shreeomsainath.com/worship%26devotes.html">Archived</a> from the original on 3 March 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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New Dawn Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Chapter+43+%E2%80%93+Shri+Sai+Satcharitra&rft.edition=2&rft.pub=New+Dawn+Books&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.aulast=Dabholkar&rft.aufirst=Govind&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHemadpant2017" class="citation book cs1">Hemadpant (16 June 2017). <i>Sri Sai Satcharitra: The Wonderful Life and Teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba</i>. 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Enlightenment press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0692690833" title="Special:BookSources/978-0692690833"><bdi>978-0692690833</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Shri+Sai+Satcharitra%3A+The+Wonderful+Life+and+Teachings+of+Shirdi+Sai+Baba&rft.pub=Enlightenment+press&rft.date=2016-04-12&rft.isbn=978-0692690833&rft.aulast=Dabholkar&rft.aufirst=Hemandpant&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-saibaba.org-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-saibaba.org_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dabholkar/Gunaji <i>Shri Sai Satcharita</i>/<i>Shri Sai Satcharitra</i> chapter 27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dabholkar/Gunaji <i>Shri Sai Satcharita</i>/<i>Shri Sai Satcharitra</i> chapter 3 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.saibaba.org/satcharitra/sai3.html">"SAI SATCHARITRA – Chapter 3"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070525013202/http://www.saibaba.org/satcharitra/sai3.html">Archived</a> from the original on 25 May 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 June</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SAI+SATCHARITRA+%E2%80%93+Chapter+3&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saibaba.org%2Fsatcharitra%2Fsai3.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWarren1999" class="citation book cs1">Warren, Marianne (1999). <i>Unravelling The Enigma: Shirdi Sai Baba in the Light of Sufism</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Publishers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sterling Publishers">Sterling Publishers</a>. p. 29. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7914-1268-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-7914-1268-7"><bdi>0-7914-1268-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Unravelling+The+Enigma%3A+Shirdi+Sai+Baba+in+the+Light+of+Sufism.&rft.pages=29&rft.pub=Sterling+Publishers&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0-7914-1268-7&rft.aulast=Warren&rft.aufirst=Marianne&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWarren1999" class="citation book cs1">Warren, Marianne (1999). <i>Unravelling The Enigma: Shirdi Sai Baba in the Light of Sufism</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Publishers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sterling Publishers">Sterling Publishers</a>. p. 30. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7914-1268-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-7914-1268-7"><bdi>0-7914-1268-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Unravelling+The+Enigma%3A+Shirdi+Sai+Baba+in+the+Light+of+Sufism.&rft.pages=30&rft.pub=Sterling+Publishers&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0-7914-1268-7&rft.aulast=Warren&rft.aufirst=Marianne&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dabholkar (alias Hemadpant) <i>Shri Sai Satcharita</i> Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Shirdi, (translated from <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> into English by Nagesh V. Gunaji in 1944) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shirdi-sai-baba.com/sai-books.html">available online</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060512203715/http://www.shirdi-sai-baba.com/sai-books.html">Archived</a> 12 May 2006 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.saibaba.org/saisatc.html">downloadable</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060414023134/http://saibaba.org/saisatc.html">Archived</a> 14 April 2006 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> or on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DO6QJ42">Kindle.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.shirdibooks.com/sai-satcharitra-chapter-48/"><i>Shri Sai Satcharitra – online version</i></a>. 19 September 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Shri+Sai+Satcharitra+%E2%80%93+online+version&rft.date=2012-09-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shirdibooks.com%2Fsai-satcharitra-chapter-48%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.shirdibooks.com/sai-satcharitra-chapter-43-and-44/">"Shri Sai Satcharita - online version"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Shri+Sai+Satcharita+-+online+version&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shirdibooks.com%2Fsai-satcharitra-chapter-43-and-44%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://holyshirdi.saibaba.com/houses/mahalsa-house-1.html">"Holy Shirdi |Mhalsapati's House"</a>. <i>holyshirdi.saibaba.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170720084742/http://holyshirdi.saibaba.com/houses/mahalsa-house-1.html">Archived</a> from the original on 20 July 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Amazing+Maharashtra&rft.atitle=Amazing+Maharashtra%3A+SHIRDI+SAIBABA+TEMPLE&rft.aulast=Mhatre&rft.aufirst=Shridhar&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazingmaharashtra.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fshirdi.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tourmyindia.com/blog/top-30-famous-temples-in-india/">"Top 30 Famous Temples in India: Tour My India"</a>. <i>Tour My India</i>. 4 December 2013. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170314063551/https://www.tourmyindia.com/blog/top-30-famous-temples-in-india/">Archived</a> from the original on 14 March 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Tour+My+India&rft.atitle=Top+30+Famous+Temples+in+India%3A+Tour+My+India&rft.date=2013-12-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tourmyindia.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-30-famous-temples-in-india%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423104659/http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/new_eng%20template_shirdi/shirdi/templecomplex.html">"shirdi"</a>. 23 April 2016. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shrisaibabasansthan.org/new_eng%20template_shirdi/shirdi/templecomplex.html">the original</a> on 23 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=shirdi&rft.date=2016-04-23&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shrisaibabasansthan.org%2Fnew_eng%2520template_shirdi%2Fshirdi%2Ftemplecomplex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rammandirleicester.org.uk/19.html">Shridi Sai Baba</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170116053623/http://rammandirleicester.org.uk/19.html">Archived</a> 16 January 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Ram Mandir Leicester. Retrieved on 2017-06-24.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shirdisai.org.uk/">Shri Shirdi Saibaba Temple Association of London</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170104000536/http://www.shirdisai.org.uk/">Archived</a> 4 January 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Shirdisai.org.uk. Retrieved on 2017-06-24.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrady_R.Coward_H._G.Hinnels_J._H.2000" class="citation book cs1">Brady R.; Coward H. G.; Hinnels J. H. (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Zsj7MfYXSZ4C&pg=PA93"><i>The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States</i></a>. SUNY Press. p. 93. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-4509-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-4509-9"><bdi>978-0-7914-4509-9</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194030/https://books.google.com/books?id=Zsj7MfYXSZ4C&pg=PA93">Archived</a> from the original on 3 March 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+South+Asian+Religious+Diaspora+in+Britain%2C+Canada%2C+and+the+United+States&rft.pages=93&rft.pub=SUNY+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-0-7914-4509-9&rft.au=Brady+R.&rft.au=Coward+H.+G.&rft.au=Hinnels+J.+H.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DZsj7MfYXSZ4C%26pg%3DPA93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASai+Baba+of+Shirdi" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSikand2003" class="citation book cs1">Sikand, Yoginder (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RBkwnoDPKgUC&dq=sikand+sufi+sai+baba&pg=PA120"><i>Sacred Spaces: Exploring Traditions of Shared Faith in India</i></a>. 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Life Society">Divine Life Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanuman_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanuman Foundation">Hanuman Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himalayan_Institute_of_Yoga_Science_and_Philosophy" title="Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy">Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_nationalism" title="Hindu nationalism">Hindu nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindutva" title="Hindutva">Hindutva</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Janajagruti_Samiti" title="Hindu Janajagruti Samiti">Hindu Janajagruti Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Mahasabha" title="Hindu Mahasabha">Hindu Mahasabha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Munnani" title="Hindu Munnani">Hindu Munnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Sena" title="Hindu Sena">Hindu Sena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Yuva_Vahini" title="Hindu Yuva Vahini">Hindu Yuva Vahini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanatan_Sanstha" title="Sanatan 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href="/wiki/Mata_Amritanandamayi_Math" title="Mata Amritanandamayi Math">Mata Amritanandamayi Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Dharma_Paripalana_Yogam_(SNDP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP)">Narayana Dharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prarthana_Samaj" title="Prarthana Samaj">Prarthana Samaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a> / <a href="/wiki/Vedanta_Society" title="Vedanta Society">Vedanta Societies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravidassia" title="Ravidassia">Ravidassia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahaja_Yoga" title="Sahaja Yoga">Sahaja Yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_Sant_Mat_movements" title="Contemporary Sant Mat movements">Sant Mat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Soami" title="Radha Soami">Radha Soami</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba_movement" title="Sathya Sai Baba movement">Sathya Sai Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satsang_(Deoghar)" title="Satsang (Deoghar)">Satsang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satya_Dharma" title="Satya Dharma">Satya Dharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyashodhak_Samaj" title="Satyashodhak Samaj">Satyashodhak Samaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_of_Identity_Foundation" title="Science of Identity Foundation">Science of Identity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-Realization_Fellowship" title="Self-Realization Fellowship">Self-Realization Fellowship</a> / <a href="/wiki/Yogoda_Satsanga_Society_of_India" title="Yogoda Satsanga Society of India">Yogoda Satsanga</a></li> <li>Shirdi Sai Baba</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivananda_yoga" title="Sivananda yoga">Sivananda yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Aurobindo_Ashram" title="Sri Aurobindo Ashram">Sri Aurobindo Ashram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Ramana_Ashram" title="Sri Ramana Ashram">Sri Ramana Ashram</a> <ul><li><a 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