Editing Sai Baba of Shirdi (section)

===Hindus===

The Hindu saint Anandanath of Yewala called Sai Baba a "precious diamond."<ref name="templeofpeace">{{cite web |url= http://templeofpeace.org/history.html|title= Who is Shirdi Sai Baba|access-date=29 October 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015050416/http://templeofpeace.org/history.html |archive-date = 15 October 2007}}</ref> Another saint, Gangagir, said "Blessed is Shirdi, that it got this precious jewel."<ref name="templeofpeace" /> Sri Beedkar Maharaj greatly revered Sai Baba and when he met him in 1873, bestowed the title [[Jagad guru]] upon him.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.swamisamarth.com/parampara/beedkar_biography.html#An%20Avadhoot%20appears%20in%20front%20of%20Shree%20Beedkar%20Maharaj|title= A Short Biography of Shree Sadguru Beedkar Maharaj|access-date= 29 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071013230840/http://swamisamarth.com/parampara/beedkar_biography.html#An%20Avadhoot%20appears%20in%20front%20of%20Shree%20Beedkar%20Maharaj|archive-date= 13 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.saibaba.org/newsletter8-21.html|title= Beedkar Maharaj|access-date= 29 October 2007|work= Sai Vichaar, 6 Oct 2005, volume 8, issue 2001|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071017014535/http://saibaba.org/newsletter8-21.html|archive-date= 17 October 2007}}</ref> Sai Baba was also greatly respected by [[Vasudevanand Saraswati|Vasudevananda Saraswati]] (known as Tembye Swami).<ref>Dabholkar/Gunaji ''Shri Sai Satcharita''/''Shri Sai Satcharitra'' chapter 50 {{cite web |url=http://www.saibaba.org/satcharitra/sai50.html |title=Shri Sai Satcharitra |access-date=2007-06-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525203709/http://www.saibaba.org/satcharitra/sai50.html |archive-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> He was also revered by a group of [[Shaivism|Shaivic]] yogis, known as the ''Nath-Panchayat''.<ref>Ruhela ''Sri Shirdi Sai Baba – the universal master'' p. 27</ref> He is considered an avatar of the "Supreme Reality" (Brahman or God), a satguru, or saint, depending on individual proclivities{{cn|date=July 2023}}. This is not uncommon in Hinduism where there is no central doctrine or cosmology, but a basis in individual faith and spirituality.