Baba climbed down to the small, dark room of the cave. The church warden did not want to open it, but Baba insisted and he finally agreed. They were told that the church had been erected over the cave 930 years after Christ.
Afterward Baba visited the Egyptian museum that housed the remains of the pharaohs, the citadel and Islamic mosques of the sultans in Cairo.
Meanwhile a cable was received at noon on 26 August: "Our Beloved Sweetheart stole all our hearts and all our souls. All love, Kimco." Baba lovingly pressed the cable to his lips and eyes, which had filled with tears as he read it. Finding Baba in such a splendid mood, Kaka and Chanji took advantage of the opportunity to be held in his arms, and they received a loving and hearty embrace from their Beloved Master.
Baba left Cairo for Port Said on the 27th. After five days in Egypt, Baba, Kaka and Chanji sailed for India on the MV Victoria on Monday, 29 August 1932. The ship had fine cabins and the voyage was comfortable, but Baba remained inside most of the time. He did not wish to go out and be conspicuous or be recognized by anyone. During the voyage, he would occasionally go out at odd hours when no one was on deck, staying for a few minutes and returning to his cabin. Inside, he seemed "far away" and when he communicated, it would be to constantly remember his Western gopis, Kimco, Herbert or Quentin.
Baba arrived in Bombay a week later on 5 September, and all his lovers there welcomed him with great joy and love. He left immediately by train for Nasik with Kaka and Chanji.
In Nasik, too, the Master's return was welcomed by all the mandali, especially the women. For the past six months, the women mandali — Mehera, Naja, Big Khorshed, Soonamasi, Small Khorshed and Daulatmai — had not been in Baba's presence except briefly in Bombay during July, and they had longed for his return. They were leading simple, austere lives in seclusion in Nasik and eating plain food. They came from good families and only the love for their Beloved enabled them to lead this type of life. "For the sake of love," Age observed, "for the sake of the Beloved, one can sacrifice every type of worldly happiness; the greatest material pleasure has no value before love."