When Chandbhai brought Gajanan Maharaj to Shirdi, did he realize he was accompanying a great saint?

The provided account in Chapter 0 clarifies that the holy man Chandbhai met and brought to Shirdi was the one who would be named Sai Baba, not Gajanan Maharaj. The text does not mention Gajanan Maharaj at all. Chandbhai had never seen this Maharaj before their encounter in the forest. After the Maharaj miraculously found his lost horse and produced fire from the ground with his tongs, Chandbhai insisted he come to his home. While the text shows Chandbhai was deeply impressed by these miracles, it doesn't state his specific thoughts on the Maharaj's status, only that he insisted on hosting him and later brought him to Shirdi with a wedding party.