What was the reaction of high-caste Brahmins and other visitors to Sai Baba's paradoxical nature, as described in Chapter 7?

According to Chapter 7, people were initially amazed and perplexed by Sai Baba's unconventional ways. Despite his ambiguous religious identity and residence in a mosque, the most respected Brahmins, including keepers of the sacred fire (Agnihotris), would abandon their pride in ritual purity to worship him and prostrate before him. The text states that whoever came to see the proof of his nature would end up behaving in the same humble manner. Upon witnessing him, they became silent and reverent, accepting his holy status that transcended conventional religious boundaries.