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• Activities done by Sai Baba
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• Contrary to his usual reserve, at night he
  sometimes went to the takiya, a resting place for
  Muslim visitors. Here, he sang devotional hymns,
  among which figured some popular motives
  attributed to Kabir. He apparently also sang in
  Persian or Arabic, languages the local people
  could not understand. He is described tying bells
  (ghungur) to his ankles and dancing, enraptured
  in ecstatic joy.
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• Sai Baba's abode in the masjid brought him into
  closer contact with the local people. He would
  sometimes perform healing acts, collecting
  chennai to shirdi flight packages herbs and
  inexpensive drugs from local shops and apply them
  to the sick. He is said to have cured snake
  bite, leprosy by using snake poison, and "rotting
  eyes" by using nuts for an alkaline aseptic.
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• At this time it was reported that the young fakir
  Sai Baba was attired in a white turban, clean
  dhoti and a shirt. There are narratives of some
  interaction with a large wrestler who was
  defeated by Sai Baba in contest. The wrestler
  demanded a return bout and should Sai Baba
  lose, he would have to change his clothing and
  don a kafni (a long robe). It was said that Sai
  was in no mood to enter the arena again, and
  conceded the fellow the victory he sought, and
  donned the kafni and kerchief on his head. The
  wrestler was filled with remorse and pleaded with
  Baba to resume his former style of dress and
  released him from the obligation. But the young
  Sai Baba stuck to his word.
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• At this time the dilapidated mosque became the
  centre around which Sai Baba's life revolved.
  Inside, Sai Baba built a dhuni, that is, a sacred
  wood-fire which he kept perpetually burning. Sai
  Baba is described as sitting in front of the
  fire, facing the south, keeping his left hand on
  a wooden support, a typical aid used by Indian
  ascetics. The local villagers reported seeing him
  sitting in front of the fire for hours. From the
  dhuni he would draw the sacred ash (udi) which
  had healing power. Sai Baba no longer used herbs
  or concoctions for healing requests. Inside the
  masjid was a large, flat stone on which Sai Baba
  would sit for hours in his typical posture, his
  right arm resting on his right thigh or lap, the
  foot or the ankle on the opposite knee, and the
  head slightly inclined in an attitude of
  contemplation or reflection. The left hand lies
  on the foot or the ankle of the crossed leg.
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• Such a posture in Indian iconography represents
  sovereignty and is the prerogative of gods and
  rajas alone.
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• It was around this time that the tradition of Sai
  Baba's miraculous powers (siddhi) began to grow.
  One Nanasahheb who had no son interceded with
  Sai Baba for male progeny, and after some time,
  Nanasaheb got a son. Many other instances of Sai
  Baba granting offspring to couples is recorded.
  Baba's touch, words such as Allah karega
  (Allah will do this) or that Faqir is good and
  even his glance were thought to be powerful
  enough and produced the desired effect. Due these
  and other miraculous occurrences, Baba's presence
  increased significantly, to the point that
  several people started revering him as a saint
  possessing special powers.
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• A few Hindus began offering him some kind of
  worship inside the masjid, though it is told that
  Sai Baba strongly disapproved. The Muslims of the
  village protested against this practice, for in
  their eyes it was an obvious sign of impiety and
  idolatry. One Muslim challenged Sai Baba when
  sandal paste was being applied to his forehead.
  Baba had to appease him by pointing out that he
  had to bend to circumstances. Baba replied,
  "Jaisa Desh, Aiysa Vesh", meaning, When in Rome,
  do as Romans do. On other occasions, Baba pointed
  out that if Hindus wished to please themselves by
  worshipping him inside a mosque, it was no loss
  to Islam, but only to Hinduism.
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• Baba's fame grew, and the rivalry between the two
  communities claiming Baba as their own grew. Baba
  himself maintained an ambiguous profile,
  unwilling to identify with either of the two
  religions. When pressed on whether he was a
  Hindu or a Muslim, Baba would get very angry and
  abuse people. Baba would often talk about the
  Hindu gods, sometimes quoting sacred texts from
  the Bhagavad Gita, or Isa Upanishad with his
  Muslim followers, Baba would always talk of Allah
  and the Koran, often quoting Persian verses. It
  is said that one of his favourite expressions was
  Allah rakhega vaisa rahena, meaning, "Let us be
  content with what we have and submit our will to
  Allah".
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• This it was that many came to Baba from many
  faiths. In later years, Parsis and even a few
  Christians would come to Shirdi and visit Sai
  Baba. All had free access to the masjid
  outcasts, lepers, dogs, birds, etcetera. This is
  one reason why the masjid came to be known as
  Dwarakamayi, "the many-gated mother". Dwaraka
  literally means many gated, and mayi means
  mother. The masjid or Dwarakamayi began to
  attract more and more people from surrounding
  villages.