Who were the three uninvited guests at Dev's Udyapan ceremony, and what was their true identity?

The three uninvited guests who arrived for the meal at Dev's Udyapan ceremony were a Sanyasi and his two companions. While Dev initially saw them simply as unexpected guests who came for a meal, their true identity was far more significant. As revealed later by Sai Baba himself in Chapter 40, the lead Sanyasi was none other than Baba in disguise. He had promised Dev he would attend the ceremony and brought two others with him to fulfill his word precisely. Dev's failure to recognize them at the time became a source of great regret for him, but the incident serves as a powerful story of how Baba fulfilled his promises and tested his devotees' perception, often appearing in unexpected forms.