After the vision he came with all the pooja materials and not minding the protests of the moulvis, did the Pooja and the Kakad arati with all due formalities and went away.
He was an orthodox Brahmin and daily first worshipped Baba in the morning and then all the village deities. On Wednesday morning Baba appeared to Laxman Mama Joshi in his dream and drawing him by His hand said – “Get up soon Bapusaheb thinks that I am dead and so he won’t come you do the worship and the Kakad (morning) arati.” Laxman Mama was the village astrologer and was the maternal uncle of Shama. Baba’s body should be nowhere placed except in the Wada.” Thus people were divided on this point and discussion regarding this point went on for 36 hours. But Ramachandra Patil, the village officer said to the villagers with a firm and determined voice, “Your thought is not acceptable to us. Even Khushalchand and Amir Shakkar shared this opinion.
Then the question arose – How to dispose off Baba’s body? Some (Mahomedans) said that the body should be interred in an open space and a tomb built over it. Tears ran down from the eyes of all and every one was smitten with sorrow. Some cried out loudly, some wallowed on in the streets and some fell down senseless. The news of Baba’s passing away spread like a wild fire in the village of Shirdi and all people, men, women and children ran to the Masjid and began to mourn this loss in various ways. But it soon become evident that Baba had left His body for good. Then he cried out loudly ‘Oh Deva.’ Baba seemed just to open His eyes and say ‘Ah’ in a low tone. Nanasaheb brought some water and poured it in Baba’s mouth. Bhagoji noticed that His breathing had stopped and he immediately told this to Nanasaheb Nimonkar who was sitting below. Saying these last words, He leaned on Bayaji’s body and breathed His last. 9/- to Laxmibai Shinde, Baba said that He did not feel well there (in the Masjid) and that He should be taken to the Dagadi (stone) Wada of Booty, where He would be alright. Still a few, viz., Laxmibai Shinde, Bhagoji Shinde, Bayaji, Laxman Bala Shimpi and Nanasaheb Nimonkar remained there. That day (15th October) after arati, He asked them to go to their residence for dining. Kakasaheb Dixit and Shriman Booty were dining daily with Him in the Masjid. He let nobody know the exact time of His departure.
He was conscious to the last and was advising the devotees not to lose heart. Two or three days previous, Baba had stopped His morning peregrinations and begging rounds and sat in the Masjid.