How did Balabuva Satarkar's earnings from the Shirdi festival compare to his usual income?

Balabuva Satarkar's financial outcome from the Shirdi festival was exceptionally favorable compared to his usual earnings. Chapter 6 notes that his annual Ram Navami service at Kavthe was cancelled due to a plague, meaning he missed out on his fee there. When discussing the Shirdi performance with Dixit, he was told there was no certainty about a fee. However, after he performed the entire Ram Navami festival with great love, Sai Baba was very pleased. The text states he received an appropriate honorarium of 'more than a hundred and fifty' rupees. This amount brought him immense joy, as it was equivalent to five years' worth of the income he would have received from his engagement at Kavthe.