Chapter 29 recounts the arrival of a group of devotees from Madras (now Chennai) who came for Sai Baba's darshan. These individuals were travelers on a larger pilgrimage to Kashi and stopped at Shirdi on their way. They were known for having spent a year engaged in devotional singing. The text specifically highlights a family of four within this group—a man with his wife, mother-in-law, and daughter—who belonged to the Ramdasi sect. They performed devotional singing with great enthusiasm at Shirdi. In response, Baba gave them eight rupees and eight annas. However, their interactions were subject to Baba's unpredictable nature; sometimes he would give them a sweet called a bafri, and at other times he would send them away empty-handed, illustrating that his ways were never fixed.
Can you describe the pilgrims from Madras and their interaction with Sai Baba as detailed in the source material?
📖 Chapter 29