How did the saints Gangagir Baba and Anandnath Maharaj similarly describe the value of Sai Baba to the people of Shirdi?

Both Gangagir Baba and Anandnath Maharaj used remarkably similar metaphors to convey Maharaj's immense spiritual value, which was not yet widely recognized. The Introduction in Chapter 0 narrates that upon first seeing Maharaj, Gangagir Baba declared him to be "purely a gem" and told the villagers they were very lucky to have him. In a separate instance, Anandnath Maharaj of Akkalkot came to Shirdi and made a parallel observation, telling the locals, "This is a diamond. You don't know its true value." Both saints likened Maharaj to a precious, high-value jewel, emphasizing that the people of Shirdi possessed a spiritual treasure whose true worth they had not yet grasped.