Can you describe how Sai Baba celebrated both Hindu and Muslim festivals in Shirdi?

📖 Chapter 7

Sai Baba celebrated festivals from both Hindu and Muslim traditions with equal joy and enthusiasm. Chapter 7 provides several examples of this impartiality. For the Hindu festival of Ram Navami, he would have a cradle tied in the assembly hall and arrange for Katha and Kirtan (devotional stories and songs). On that very same night, he would grant permission for the Muslim Sandal procession to take place with ceremony. Similarly, for Gokul Ashtami, he would have the Gopal-Kala prepared. When the Muslim festival of Eid arrived, he ensured there was no obstacle to their Namaj (prayers). He even permitted some devotees to create a Tabut for Moharram and keep it in the mosque for four days, demonstrating his equal reverence for all traditions as detailed in Chapter 7.


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