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Dadasaheb Khaparde visited Shirdi in all five times during Sai Baba's lifetime.
Shirdi Diary of the Hon'ble Mr Ganesh Shrikrishna Khaparde brings out briefly the full impact of Shri Sai Baba's presence,-his cryptic remarks, his teachings through parables, and above all, his intense love for humanity. The very atmosphere of those days is recreated for us in these pages.

In one of the entries of Sri Khaparde's Shirdi diary dated 17/1/1917 he writes "we went to the Chavdi for Kakad Aarti. Megha was too ill to attend. So Bapu Sahib did the Aarti.  According to khaparde  Baba was very soft spoken. When he used to be in good mood he used to sit chatting and laughing. He used to make jokes, Sai devotees are aware of Baba making jokes at the cost of devotees. In Sai Sat Charita chapter 24 Sri Dabholkar writes that all people generally like wit and humor, but they do not like that jokes should be cut at their expense.
 But Baba's method was peculiar. It was very interesting and instructive, and the people, therefore did not mind if they’re held up to the ridicule. After that he narrates the Chanakya Lila story. He narrates that Baba through his jokes advices us that before the senses, mind intellect enjoy their objects, He should be first remembered and if this be done, it is a way of making an offering to Him. This will help in removing the attachment for them. In the same chapter there is a story of another witty incident involving Anna Chinchanikar and Mausi Bai.
 In this incident also Baba asks as to what harm or impropriety is there, when a mother is kissed by a child. ProbablHe was not really angry of course and did the whole thing as a Lila"y He put forward that for the spiritual up-liftment of all women are to be seen as mothers.

His mood used to change occasionally showing shades of anger.But every time this anger proved to be for the benefit of one or the other devotee.
But every time this anger proved to be for the benefit of one or the other devotee. Sri Khaparde records slight change in his mood in one of the entries dated 11th December 1910.Some time it was very difficult to interpret or understand Baba's behaviour.

 On 26th of December Mr Khaparde writes "I got up early and attended Kakad Arti. Sai Maharaj was in rather unusual[ mood, took his stick and with it tapped the ground round about. By the time he descended the steps of Chawdi He walked twice backward and forward and used violent language.”
On 14th of February 1912 it is mentioned in Khaparde’s diary "I got up early, attended the Kakad Arti and was very much struck by the fact that Sai Baba on leaving the Chawadi made passes with short stick towards the east, north and south. Then he proceeded with hard words as usual.” On 3rd January 1912 Sri Khaparde has entered in his diary "He was in a very pleased mood and laughed and abused in one and the same breath.”