Describe Sai Baba's appearance during the Chavadi procession. Was he portrayed as a fakir or something else?

Chapter 37 provides a vivid description of Sai Baba's appearance, which presented a beautiful paradox. While one might call him a fakir, who is the personification of detachment, he would accept the devotees' offerings. He was adorned with gold and emerald divine necklaces, strings of pearls, and garlands of Jai, Jui, and Tulsi that reached his feet. A gold pendant rested on His heart, and a beautiful black tilak was on His forehead. With an umbrella and chowries swaying above Him, the text notes that He appeared not as a simple fakir but as a "radiant, prominent Vaishnava," fulfilling the celebratory desires of His devotees.