Catching hold of Baba's feet, the man cried like a child. That night the boatman's wife played the sitar to entertain Baba.
On Saturday morning, 3 August 1929, Baba and the mandali set out for Harvan at 11:00 A.M. Many of the boatmen gathered for his darshan.
Baba consoled them, "Have faith in God. He has His eye on everyone. He forgets no one. But you should also not forget Him."
Baba presented a shawl and a woolen sweater to Karim, and the man was overcome and wept. Each person asked for Baba's photographs and lockets, and those were given. Baba's love and compassion had affected every heart, for everyone was weeping, as if one of their closest relatives was about to depart on a long journey.
Two small cottages were rented below the Harvan hill, one for the mandali and one for the boys. A hut for Baba was being erected 500 feet up the side of the hill. Baba was to remain in the hut and two of the mandali were to stay next to it. The rest of the group would be housed in the cottages below.
When they arrived at Harvan, Baba climbed up the hill to inspect the work and returned after an hour.
Looking down at the valley, observing the poor villagers, Baba remarked, "For years on end, these Kashmiris don't take a bath. If you people miss a bath for just four days, you begin complaining. The same applies to your food and clothing. It all depends on habit. You are getting habituated to putting up with troubles and difficulties in small matters. Now that I am going to retire up the hill in seclusion, one trouble after another will arise, but I will deal with them."
Baba then again put on his patched kamli coat, and from the mandali's cottage, he climbed the hill with Raosaheb, Chanji, Buasaheb, Ramjoo, Chhota Baba, Aga Ali, and Ali Akbar. Returning, all spent a freezing night in the cottages below. Baba gave his carpet to Aga Ali to sleep on.
Padri was appointed to cook the meals, and Chanji was to carry the food to Baba, Raosaheb and the boys. The other mandali would come down to the cottages for their meals, except for Buasaheb, Gustadji, and Chanji, who were to be the watchmen and would have to spend the whole night on the hill.
The next day in the mandali's cottage, Baba asked Ramjoo if he was a human being or an animal.