Why did Baba's portrait remain covered for so long at Mirikar's house, and why was it only revealed when Dixit was there?

The text poses this exact question to emphasize the divine timing and mysterious ways of Sai Baba. As stated in Chapter 51, chunk 13, the narrator asks, 'Why should this Shirdi portrait come here at this time? Why should it have been here so long and remained covered at this place?' The passage does not provide a logistical reason but implies a spiritual one. The timing is presented as a 'strange coincidence' orchestrated by Baba himself. The narrative suggests that the portrait was waiting for the perfect moment to be revealed to the right person—Kakasaheb Dixit, whose 'darshan he longed for.' According to chunk 12, this event made it seem 'as if He had come to Mirikar's house on this pretext' specifically to fulfill Dixit's heartfelt wish.