How did Sai Baba's approach to receiving offerings during worship differ from conventional rituals?

Sai Baba's method for accepting offerings was notably unusual compared to traditional practices. In standard worship, rituals such as offering water, applying sandalwood paste, and decorating with grains typically precede the offering of Dakshina. However, as Chapter 14 clarifies, Baba's sequence was distinct. He would desire the offering of Dakshina as soon as a devotee began the preliminary acts of worship, such as applying sandalwood. The text states that before the worship ceremony had even properly begun, Baba would ask for Dakshina first, insisting that the "offering to Brahman" be completed at that very moment, which was a departure from the norm.