What happened right after Sai Baba's breath left his body, and what was the immediate reaction of his followers?

Immediately after Sai Baba's passing, as detailed in Chapter 44, specific rituals were performed. Laxman-mama conducted the worship, and another devotee, Jog, performed the Aarti with a lamp. Following these initial observances, a period of intense deliberation began among his followers, lasting for twenty-six hours. The text states that both Hindus and Muslims started to discuss how to give the body its final resting state and how to plan the location for the Samadhi, or tomb. This reaction of deliberation, rather than immediate final rites, was due to the collective memory of a prior event where Baba had seemingly died but then returned to his body after three days.