Balabuva Satarkar had a longstanding arrangement to perform at Siddha-Kavthe in the Satara district for two annual festivals: Ashadhi Ekadashi and Ram Navami. As described in Chapter 6, this service was supported by an imperial decree, or 'Badshahi Sanad'. This decree arranged for 2,400 rupees to be provided by the state for the festival expenses of the deity, referred to as 'the elder Baba'. Included within these expenses was a specific fee of 30 rupees for Balabuva's performance. It was the cancellation of this Ram Navami service due to plague that allowed him to go to Shirdi.
Can you tell me about Balabuva's original arrangement for the Ram Navami festival at Kavthe, including the financial details?
π Chapter 6