How did Sai Baba spend his final days, and what happened immediately after he passed away according to Chapter 44?

Chapter 44 of the Sai Satcharitra explains that Sai Baba, knowing his end was near, spent his final fourteen days and nights listening to a Brahmin recite the Ramayana with focused contemplation. As these two weeks concluded, on the day of Vijayadashami, Baba attained the state of bodilessness, or passed away. Immediately after his breath left his body, the text mentions that Laxman-mama performed worship and Jog performed the Aarti with a lamp. This marked the beginning of a twenty-six-hour period where his Hindu and Muslim followers began to deliberate on the final rites.