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

Chapter 5 provides a clear description of Sai Baba's appearance and actions during his first encounter with Chand Patil. When Patil came upon him under a mango tree, Baba was described as a Fakir "Wearing a cap on his head and a kafni on his body, with a short stick (satka) under his arm." At that specific moment, he was occupied with a simple, earthly task: "preparing a chillum by crushing tobacco." It was from this humble activity that he looked up, called out to the passing Chand Patil, and invited him to rest, smoke, and share his troubles, setting in motion the miraculous events that would follow.