 His presence attracted the curiosity of the villagers and the religiously-inclined, such as Mahalsapati, Appa Jogle and Kashinatha, regularly visited him, while others such as the village children considered him mad and threw stones at him.After some time he left the village and it is unknown where he stayed at that time or what happened to him.However, there are some indications that he met with many saints and fakirs and worked as a weaver; he claimed to have fought with the army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.