The initial meeting between Mhalasapati and the saint he would name Sai Baba is detailed in Chapter 0. When the Maharaj, who was traveling with a wedding party, entered the Khandoba temple in Shirdi, he was wearing a kafni, a cap, and a dhoti. Mhalasapati, a goldsmith and a devotee of Khandoba, was present in the temple. As soon as he saw the Maharaj, he greeted him with the words "Aavo Sai Baba," which translates to "Come, Sai Baba." As Chapter 0 recounts, this name, given at their very first meeting, became the name by which the Maharaj was known thereafter. When later asked his name in a commission, he simply replied, "They call me Sai Baba."
Can you describe the initial encounter between Mhalasapati and the person he named Sai Baba in the Khandoba temple?
📖 Chapter 0