What role do existing devotees play in bringing new people to Sai Baba, based on the Satcharita?

Chapter 35 illustrates the subtle yet crucial role that the community of devotees plays in guiding newcomers. Firstly, it was the devotee Kaka who brought the offering of grapes, which became the very instrument for Baba's leela with the skeptic, Boss Dharamsee. Secondly, when Dharamsee arrived, his first interaction was with another devotee, Babasaheb Tarkhad. Dharamsee asked him, 'What is here? Why do you come?' Tarkhad's simple reply, 'For Darshan,' set a devotional context. After the miracle, Dharamsee immediately asked Tarkhad about his grapes and was amazed to learn they still had seeds, which confirmed the personal nature of his miracle. As described in Chapter 35, these interactions show how devotees act as facilitators, guides, and witnesses who help create the environment for a newcomer's faith to blossom.