From a historical perspective, how did the practice of community reading of Sai Baba's life story begin?

The foundation for community reading was established with the creation of a comprehensive biography suitable for such a practice. Chapter 0 explains that Sadgurus accept service by having their biographies written. In Sai Baba's case, the devotee Shri Govind Raghunath, known as Annasaheb Dabholkar, authored the Shri Sai Satcharita. This significant work was not released all at once; it was published chapter by chapter over a period of six years in the Shri Sai Leela magazine. This serialized publication and its eventual completion as a single volume created the definitive text for devotees to study and perform Parayans, thereby establishing a core practice for the emerging community.