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  2. Sai Baba's real name is unknown. The name Sai was given to him by the temple priest Mahalsapati when he returned to Shirdi in 1858. The word Sai refers to a religious mendicant but can also mean God. [12]

  3. Sep 11, 2024 · Shirdi Sai Baba, spiritual leader to Hindu and Muslim devotees throughout India and in diaspora communities as far flung as the United States and the Caribbean. The name Sai Baba comes from sai, a Persian word used by Muslims to denote a holy person, and baba, Hindi for father.

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  4. www.biographyonline.net › spiritual › sai-bab-shirdiBiography Sai Baba of Shirdi

    The Shri Sai Satcharita, by Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar, gives a devotional account of Sai Baba’s life. His legacy Sai Baba is among the most popular of Indian saints and has a large following throughout India, his image is one of most popular religions icons of India.

  5. Shri Sai Baba is revered as one of the greatest saints ever seen in India, endowed with unprecedented powers, and is worshipped as a God incarnate. (SAI meaning Sakshaat Ishwar) - GOD THE ABSOLUTE. This mysterious Fakir first made his appearance in Shirdi as a youth and remained there throughout his long life.

  6. Sai Baba’s actual name remains unknown, and no documented evidence regarding his birth and parents exists. He first showed up as a young lad of sixteen years sitting under a Neem tree in Shirdi. When the young Fakir returned to Shirdi after a short absence, he was welcomed with the words ‘Ya Sai’ [Welcome Sai], after which people started ...

  7. Jan 26, 2019 · It is believed that Baba was born somewhere between 1838 and 1842 CE in a place called Pathri in Marathwada in Central India. Some believers use September 28, 1835, as an official birth date. Virtually nothing is known about his family or early years, as Sai Baba rarely spoke of himself.

  8. Since no one knew the young mans real name, the villagers started addressing him as “Sai Baba”. He started dressing in a knee-length one-piece Kafni robe and a cloth cap—articles of typical Sufi clothing.