Can you outline the immediate events and debates that took place in the hours following Sai Baba's passing as narrated in Chapter 44?

📖 Chapter 44

Chapter 44 of the Sai Satcharitra provides a chronological account of the events immediately after Baba's passing. It is noted that when His breath left His body, Laxman-mama performed worship and Jog conducted the Aarti with a lamp. Following these initial rites, a period of intense deliberation began, lasting for twenty-six hours. During this time, both Hindu and Muslim devotees debated how to perform the final rites and where to establish the Samadhi, or tomb. This debate was fueled by a collective doubt about whether Baba was truly gone or in a state of deep trance, a confusion that arose from a previous incident where he had seemingly died and returned after three days.


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