What is the story of Laxmichand's first encounter with Sai Baba, and how was it foreshadowed?

Chapter 28 introduces Laxmichand, a clerk for the Ralli Brothers in Mumbai, as a devotee drawn to Shirdi by Sai Baba's divine will. The chapter states that his first direct darshan of Baba occurred in Shirdi in 1910 during the festival of Navaratri. However, this significant event was foreshadowed. The text explicitly mentions that the "sign of this opportunity coming happened one or two months before." While Laxmichand was living in Santa Cruz, with no prior thought of this journey, he experienced "an unexpected dream" in which he "saw a wonderful vision," which heralded his eventual meeting with the great saint. This illustrates Baba's practice of preparing his devotees for their destined meeting.