Sai (means "Saint" in Persian) was incidentally and instantaneously coined by Bhagat Mhalsapati when he accosted a handsome young fakir circa 1858 AD. The divine role of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba in the present embodiment covered a period of about 64 years between 1854, when he made his first appearance in Shirdi, and 1918 when he left his body. However, sixty years of stay at Shirdi on his second appearance between 1858 and 1918 manifested the depth and expansiveness of his unique role. Sai Baba of Shirdi was unique, in that, he lived his message through the essence of his being, his life and relationship with the common man, was his teaching.
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