I read that Cholkar had to delay fulfilling his vow to Baba. Why was there a delay, and what did he do during that time?

After Cholkar passed his examination by Sai Baba's grace, he was unable to immediately travel to Shirdi to fulfill his vow of distributing sugar candy. The reason for the delay, as mentioned in Chapter 15, was his poverty and household expenses. The text poetically describes this financial struggle as a "threshold-ghat," which is even more difficult for a worldly man to cross than a physical mountain pass like the Sahyadri. During this period of delay, Cholkar demonstrated his unwavering devotion through a personal sacrifice. He resolved to give up sugar until he could complete his promised offering to Baba. This meant he avoided it completely, to the point of drinking his tea without any sugar. This act of renunciation, though kept secret, was fully known to Baba, which He later revealed in a miraculous way.