What items and activities made the mosque where Sai Baba lived so unusual?

The mosque where Sai Baba resided was highly unconventional, as it incorporated many elements typically associated with Hindu worship. Chapter 7 explains that while it was a mosque, a sacred fire, or Dhuni, burned there day and night. The sounds of ringing bells and blowing conches, common in Hindu temples, were heard there. The mosque was also a place for Bhajan (devotional singing) and the ritual washing of feet. Beyond religious items, it served as a domestic space, containing a grinding stone to grind wheat from a sack kept for future needs, a winnowing fan, and even a 'beautiful, specially made Tulsi Vrindavan,' which is an altar for the holy basil plant central to Hindu household worship.