In October, Baba's seclusion, begun on the 15th of July, was disturbed day and night by strong winds and thunderstorms, so Baba decided to change the place of his work and left for Panchgani on Tuesday, 15 October 1935 to stay in the cave at Tiger Valley. Accompanied by Jalbhai, Baba was driven by Adi Sr. in a new Opel. Vishnu, Chhagan, Kalemama and his son Murli went in advance. Chanji joined them on the 16th from Bombay.
At Tiger Valley, Adi Sr. and Chanji shared the night watchman duties near Baba. Baba was uneasy and complained of a stomachache, and had little sleep the first night. From the very next day, Baba spoke of going elsewhere in the vicinity where he was not known. He went for a drive to Mahabaleshwar on the 16th to Bombay Point, and walked around Mehera's mother Daulatmai's property, Myatt House, which had been rented out.
While in seclusion, Baba had wanted to fast on orange juice, but oranges were not available; he therefore fasted only on water. In Panchgani, also, the weather turned inclement and a storm forced Baba out of the cave at 10:30 on the morning of 17 October. (Bringing their food all the way to the cave also proved very difficult for Kalemama and Murli.) Baba shifted to a private bungalow in Panchgani, belonging to the brother of Raosaheb Pandit, where some of the mandali were staying. Kakubai cooked for Baba.
The next day, photographs of Baba near the cave were taken.
At one point, while explaining the purpose of the human form, Baba made this revealing remark to Adi Sr. about the nature of sex: "The human form was never [formed] to beget children. This tendency among people to cohabit is nothing but animal instinct inherited from all the previous lives of evolution from the stone to the human form."
Baba and the mandali were treated to dhansak from the Edulji Karkaria family. Baba left Panchgani for Wai at 2:00 P.M. on the 18th, and on his way, he met the Karkaria family outside the Parsi agyari (fire-temple) compound. Baba stayed at the Wai dak bungalow and took a drive around the town. He awoke early the next morning and expressed his wish to return to Meherabad as soon as possible. They drove to Poona, stopping at Baba House for lunch with Memo and Baba's family, before returning to Meherabad where Baba could continue his seclusion.
During this period of seclusion, Baba continued to maintain his link with those in the East and West who would write to him, by graciously sending them a few words of love, encouragement and advice.