From 9:00 A.M. until noon, Baba took Chhagan and the mandali on a guided tour to see the Agra Fort, the tomb of Nurjehan's father and mother, and the Taj Mahal. In the evening Baba went for a walk with the two boys, Raosaheb, and Kaka Shahane.
The group left Agra for Delhi on Monday, 22 July 1929. They drove toward the telegraph office first, but Padri missed the turn and took them ten miles out of the way. As a normal route, travelers proceed from Agra to Delhi through Mathura, but for his own reasons, Baba preferred going via Aligarh. For the first ten miles, the road was a muddy mess due to the heavy rains, so it took them more than an hour to cover the distance.
At the village of Hathras, Baba ate lunch alone. Stopping near Aligarh, Baba was in a distant mood and sat alone under a tree. He directed the mandali to have their meal. While they were eating, Baba noticed Vishnu sitting with his shirt off.
Baba asked him, "A cool breeze is blowing. Why are you eating without your shirt?"
"It is the custom among Brahmins to take their shirt off during meals," Vishnu replied.
This upset Baba and he snapped, "If you catch a cold or a cough, you will forget your custom soon enough. But if you consider your custom to be more important than my pleasure, there is no use in your remaining with me."
Vishnu replied, "I don't believe in any custom, but it has become a habit. If it upsets you, I am prepared to stop it now for good." Holding food in one hand, Vishnu slipped on his shirt so hastily that the food spilled on his clothes. The other men burst out laughing, and Baba was pleased.
"Farewell from today to an age-old custom and my habit since birth," Vishnu declared and joined in the laughter.
After lunch they started for Aligarh, where Baba bought sweets for all. Once they were on their way again, Baba revealed that he had contacted "the old man on duty" there. The mandali then understood why Baba had insisted on this circuitous route to Delhi, though none had seen Baba make any outward contact in Aligarh.
When they were only ten miles from Delhi, Baba signaled to halt the bus.