How did other holy men, like Gangagir Baba and Anandnath Maharaj, perceive Maharaj upon meeting him?

Other holy men immediately recognized Maharaj's profound spiritual value. As Chapter 0 details, when Gangagir Baba first saw Maharaj, he exclaimed to the 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, after arriving in Shirdi, made a comparable remark, stating, "This is a diamond. You don't know its true value." Both saints used the metaphor of a precious gem to describe his immense significance, suggesting his greatness was immediately apparent to them.