How did other contemporary holy men like Gangagir Baba and Anandnath Maharaj perceive Sai Baba?

Other contemporary saints recognized Sai Baba's profound spiritual stature, often before the local villagers did. Chapter 0 provides specific examples of this. When the famous Gangagir Baba first saw Maharaj, he immediately remarked to the nearby villagers, "This is purely a gem. His worth is very great. The village is very lucky that you got this gem." Similarly, Anandnath Maharaj of Akkalkot, a disciple of the famous Swami of Akkalkot, spontaneously traveled to Shirdi and declared, "This is a diamond. You don't know its true value." These accounts from Chapter 0 clearly show that his spiritual peers held him in extremely high esteem.