What was Sai Baba's early appearance and behavior like in Shirdi that led people to initially misunderstand him?

In his early days in Shirdi, Sai Baba's appearance and habits led the general public to consider him an ordinary or even a mad Fakir. According to the descriptions in Chapter 0, his state was such that he wore torn clothes and would sit wherever he felt like, be it by a stream, under a Neem tree, or in someone's garden. At times, he would assume a fierce form. The text summarizes his condition as looking "like a madman" to the outside world, while in reality, he was one who had "swallowed the universe." This unconventional behavior masked his true spiritual stature from the common people until his miracles revealed his worth.