Can you tell me about the Sai Baba portrait that Dixit saw before his trip to Shirdi?

The portrait Kakasaheb Dixit saw was a very special one with its own history, as explained in Chapter 51 of the Sai Satcharita. This photograph was deeply cherished by Megha, a devoted disciple of Baba, who worshipped it as if it were Lord Shankar himself. The glass on the portrait had broken, so it was sent from Shirdi with Balasaheb to the city of Nagar for repairs. After being repaired, it was kept covered in Mirikar’s drawing room, seemingly waiting for Dixit's arrival. Balasaheb unveiled it and entrusted it to Madhavrao to take back to Shirdi, allowing Dixit to have its darshan just before his journey.