From the perspective of a devotee visiting Shirdi, what could they expect from Sai Baba in terms of material gifts, based on the accounts in Chapter 29?

Based on the descriptions in Chapter 29, a visiting devotee's experience regarding material gifts from Sai Baba would be entirely uncertain. On one hand, Baba's fame for being 'abundantly generous' was widespread, attracting crowds who had heard he distributed money daily to the poor and needy. On the other hand, the chapter explicitly states that 'nothing was ever fixed' and he 'did not give to everyone.' While some, like a Ramdasi group, received money, others might get a sweet or nothing at all. Therefore, as this chapter illustrates, a devotee could hope for a blessing but could not expect it, as receiving a gift depended on Baba's inscrutable will and the devotee's own good fortune.