Is it considered important to bring an offering when going for Sai Baba's darshan? What does the literature suggest?

The sacred texts often emphasize the importance of making an offering as a gesture of devotion. Chapter 35 provides a clear example of this principle. The text explicitly states, "It is not good to go empty-handed to the door of God, a priest, or a Guru." Acting on this guidance, the devotee Kaka purchased two seers of grapes to offer to Baba on his way to Shirdi. It's noteworthy that even though his preferred seedless variety wasn't available, he still made the offering with what he could find. As Chapter 35 shows, this humble act of presenting grapes with seeds set the stage for the profound miracle that transformed Boss Dharamsee.