Miracles of Sai Baba The villagers of Shirdi and afar soon found out that this was no ordinary fakir but an avatar (incarnation) of a very high order. He demonstrated through his miracles and utterances, the purpose and intention for which he had come. He would often say, My Leela is inscrutable . To each one he met, he imparted knowledge according to the capacity of the recipient to absorb it.