Based on the descriptions in Chapter 7, how did Sai Baba's paradoxical nature—being neither strictly Hindu nor Muslim—affect those who came to see him, particularly high-caste Brahmins?

Chapter 7 explains that Sai Baba's paradoxical nature, which transcended Hindu and Muslim identities, had a profound and humbling effect on his visitors. The text describes how even the most devout and high-caste Brahmins, including keepers of the sacred fire (Agnihotris) who held great pride in ritual purity, would abandon their pride and prostrate themselves before him. People who initially came to find proof or categorize him were left amazed. Upon witnessing his holy presence, which blended seemingly contradictory elements like a mosque with a sacred fire, they would, as the chapter states, become 'silent and humble,' recognizing that his incarnation was holy and beyond conventional understanding.