In what way was Sai Baba's manner of accepting offerings considered 'unusual' compared to traditional worship rituals?

📖 Chapter 14

Sai Baba's sequence for accepting offerings was highly unconventional. Chapter 14 contrasts his method with the typical order of worship, which might involve water for rinsing, washing hands, and then betel leaf, with Dakshina offered later. Baba's sequence was described as unusual because He would often desire the offering of Dakshina at the very beginning of the interaction. Even before the formal worship began, such as the application of sandalwood paste, Baba would ask for Dakshina first, insisting that the offering to Brahman be completed at that very moment, subverting the standard ritualistic procedure.


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