Can you compare the payment Balabuva Satarkar received in Shirdi to what he normally earned at Kavthe?

There was a significant difference between Balabuva Satarkar's earnings. His annual grant for performing the Ram Navami kirtan at Siddha-Kavthe, established by an imperial decree, included a fee of 30 rupees for him. When he discussed performing in Shirdi with Dixit, he was told there was no certainty about payment. However, as Chapter 6 narrates, after his successful performance, Baba was pleased and ensured his honorarium was 'more than a hundred and fifty' rupees. The text explicitly states that Baba gave him the equivalent of five years' worth of his Kavthe income in that single festival, which brought Balabuva immense joy and gratitude.