How did Sai Baba generally treat pilgrims who came to visit Shirdi?

According to the accounts in Chapter 29, Sai Baba was known to be very compassionate and generous towards pilgrims. The text describes him as a great saint who was patient and self-controlled. It is explicitly stated that he was "compassionate to pilgrims and distributed money abundantly." For example, a group of devotees from Madras, who were on a pilgrimage to Kashi, stopped in Shirdi for his darshan. His fame for being charitable and righteous was widespread, which is why many travelers and those on spiritual journeys would come to see him, developing a desire for his darshan.