20th-century Indian saint Sai Baba of Shirdi (or Shirdi Sai Baba). Contents   1 History 2 Practices 3 References 4 External links History The Shirdi Sai Baba movement began in the 19th century, during Sai Baba's life, while he was staying in Shirdi , India . A local Khandoba priest named Mahalsapathy