![]() After some time he left the village, and it is unknown where he was, though there are some indications that he spent time with many saints and fakirs, and even worked as a weaver. Sai Baba attracted the curiosity of the villagers, and the religiously-inclined people regularly visited him, while the Shirdi village children considered him mad and threw stones at him. By day he associated with no one, by night he was afraid of nobody.” The ‘Sai Satcharita’ describes the early reaction of the villagers, “The people of the village were wonderstruck to see such a young lad practicing hard penance, not minding heat or cold. It is generally believed that Baba stayed in Shirdi for three years, disappeared for a year and returned around 1858, which indicates his possible birth year as 1838.īaba led an ascetic life, sitting motionless under a Neem tree and meditating while sitting in a Yoga asana. ![]() According to legends, Baba arrived at the village of Shirdi in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, India, when he was about 16 years old. ![]() Not much is known about his birth or early life. Also, several movies and television presentations have been produced on Sai Baba’s life and teachings. The most important source about Baba's life is the Shri Sai Satcharita, written in Marathi in 1916 by Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar, apart from several other books. He frequently used to say, ‘Allah Malik’ (God is Master). One of his well known epigrams says of God: ‘Sabka Malik Ek Hai’ (One God governs all). Sai Baba taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, contentment, inner peace, devotion to God and guru. Some of his Hindu devotees believe that he was an incarnation of Shiva or Dattatreya. ![]() Sai Baba of Shirdi aka Shirdi Sai Baba, is regarded as a godly saint by his followers, including Hindus, Muslims and other faiths. ![]()
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