Can you recount the story of the snake incident involving Mirikar at Chitali?

Certainly. The story, detailed in Chapter 22, begins with Madhavrao getting permission from Sai Baba to accompany Mirikar to Chitali. Baba gives a cryptic warning about 'Masjidmai' before they depart. At their lodging in the Maruti temple, while Mirikar was engrossed in a newspaper, a snake silently coiled itself on the end of his upper cloth. A peon, hearing a strange rustling sound, lifted a lamp and discovered the snake, causing immense panic. The snake eventually moved, at which point it was killed with clubs. This close brush with death led Mirikar to a profound realization of Baba's omniscience and protective grace, as he understood Baba had foreseen the danger and sent Madhavrao along to help.