After Kashiram survived the attack by thieves, what happened to him and how was his bravery acknowledged?

After surviving the brutal attack, Kashiram's faith in Sai Maharaj was unwavering. As Chapter 0 describes, he refused to go to a hospital and insisted on being taken to Shirdi. There, under Maharaj's instructions, he was treated by Madhavrao Deshpande and fully recovered by Maharaj's grace. His courageous act of fighting off the thieves did not go unnoticed by the authorities. The Bombay government recognized his bravery by presenting him with a sword as a gift. The account in Chapter 0 concludes by noting that Kashiram lived for some years after this incident, eventually passing away in Shake 1830 on Chaitra Shuddha 11, his life having been miraculously saved by his Savior.