How was Laxmichand initially drawn to Shirdi and Sai Baba?

The story of how Laxmichand was drawn to Sai Baba is a wonderful example of Baba's divine leela. As narrated in Chapter 28 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra, his journey began with an unexpected dream where he saw a vision of a bearded sadhu surrounded by devotees. A month or two later, while attending a kirtan by Dasganu, he saw a picture of Sai Baba and immediately recognized him as the same great soul from his dream. This powerful experience ignited an intense eagerness in his heart to have Baba's darshan in person, perfectly illustrating Baba's famous words, 'I will bring him like a sparrow's chick, binding a string to his feet.'