What role did Lord Ganesha and Sitaramachandra play in the story about the two gentlemen from Goa?

The provided text does not describe Lord Ganesha or Shri Sitaramachandra as characters or participants in the story of the two gentlemen from Goa. The mention of these deities appears at the very beginning of Chapter 36 in the invocation section. This is a traditional practice in spiritual writing, where salutations are offered to deities like Lord Ganesha and the family deity, Shri Sitaramachandra, to seek blessings before the main narration begins. The story itself focuses on Sai Baba and his devotees.