What was the relationship between Mhalasapati and Gajanan Maharaj as described in the introduction?

The introduction does not describe any relationship between Mhalasapati and Gajanan Maharaj. According to Chapter 0, Mhalasapati was a goldsmith and a devotee of Khandoba who lived in Shirdi. His significant interaction described in the text was with the then-unnamed saint who arrived with a wedding procession. It was Mhalasapati who, upon seeing this saint enter the Khandoba temple, greeted him with the words "Aavo Sai Baba." The text provides no evidence of Mhalasapati ever meeting or having any relationship with Gajanan Maharaj.