Sai baba shirdi

Sai baba of shirdi, also known as shirdi ke sai baba was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his devotees as a saint. many devotees including hemadpant,  who wrote the famous shri sai satcharitra consider him an incarnation of lord krishna while other devotees consider him as an incarnation of lord dattatreya. many devotees believe that he was  a satguru. sai baba remains a very popular saint, especially in India, and is worshiped by people around the world. he had no love for perishable things and his sole concern was self-realization  he taught a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment , inner peace, and devotion to god and guru. sai baba's teaching combined elements of Hinduism and Islam.he gave the Hindu name dwarakamayi to the mosque he lived in , practiced Hindu and Muslim rituals, taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions, and was buried in shirdi. the shirdi sai baba movement bagan in the 19th century , while he was living in Shirdi. a local khandoba priest, mhalsapati nagar, is believed to have been his first devotee. in the 19th century sai babas followers were only a small group of shirdi inhabitants and a few people from other parts of India. because  of sai baba, shirdi has become a place of importance and is coutnted among the major Hindu places of pilgrimage.