Chapter 7 highlights the physical paradoxes of Sai Baba's appearance that defied easy categorization as either Hindu or Muslim. The text poses a riddle: if one were to call him a Hindu, he looked like a Yavana (Muslim), but if called a Yavana, he bore the noble marks of a Hindu. More specifically, the chapter points out that if he was considered a Muslim, one had to account for his pierced ears, a custom typically associated with certain Hindu traditions. Conversely, if he was considered a Hindu, the evidence of his circumcision was apparent. This made his incarnation, as the chapter describes, holy and beyond both religious identities.
What physical characteristics of Sai Baba are mentioned in Chapter 7 that contributed to the confusion about whether he was Hindu or Muslim?
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