SaiBaba was infamous for giving vague, misleading and opposing replies to questions concerning his parentage and origins, tersely expressing the information was unimportant. The Historical Researches into genealogies in Shirdi give support to the theory that Baba could have been born with the name Haribhau Bhusari.
Despite the fact that SaiBaba's origins are unknown, a few signs exist suggest that he was born not far from Shirdi.