How was Sai Baba dressed and what was he doing when Chand Patil first saw him?

Chapter 5 provides a clear description of Sai Baba's appearance and activity at the moment Chand Patil first encountered him. As Patil was walking along a path near a mango tree, he saw the Fakir. The text mentions that Baba was "wearing a cap on his head and a kafni on his body." He also had a short stick, referred to as a 'satka', tucked under his arm. At that specific moment, his attention was focused on a simple task: he was in the process of preparing a chillum by crushing tobacco. This humble and rustic appearance, as described in Chapter 5, contrasts sharply with the divine power he would display just moments later by locating Patil's lost mare and creating fire from the earth.