Chapter 42 mentions Vijayadashami, Ekadashi, and a Muslim date for Baba's Mahasamadhi. How do all these dates and times fit together?

Chapter 42 provides a detailed convergence of different calendrical systems for Sai Baba's Mahasamadhi. The day itself was Vijayadashami (also known as Dussehra), which fell in the Shaka year 1840. This same day corresponded to the 9th day of a Muslim month, referred to as the night of 'Kattal'. The chapter adds another layer of detail regarding the Hindu lunar day, or tithi. It explains that the period of Dashami (the tenth lunar day, associated with Dussehra) was completed at twelve-thirty in the afternoon. Therefore, the actual moment of Baba's departure occurred when the Ekadashi (eleventh lunar day) tithi had just begun, making the precise time of his passing fall on Ekadashi, even though the solar day was Dussehra.