They won first prize. Second prize went to Margaret who was dressed as a witch. Delia won third as a Spanish flamenco dancer. After ice cream and cake (in celebration of Nonny's birthday), Baba called them into the living room and discussed his upcoming plans for another journey to Europe.
A decision was taken to proceed to Cannes in the south of France, and Baba instructed Kitty, Margaret, Delia, Will, Mary and Tom to return to England in June. In addition, Kitty was told to go on ahead to Cannes and rent three houses — one for Baba and the women mandali, the second for the men mandali, and a third for the Westerners. Thus, the stage was set for another journey to Europe and the days of the Nasik ashram drew to a close.
The next morning at four o'clock, Baba left Nasik for Meherabad in the Opel with Adi Sr., Nilu and Bhagirath. Chanji was sent to Bombay to book the Westerners' passage and hotel rooms. Baba stopped at Khushru Quarters, where he met Gulmai, Piroja, Indu Subnis, Sarosh and his brother Dinshaw's families. He then went to a film at Sarosh Cinema ( To Mary — with Love ) before returning to Meherabad.
Baba regularly came to the Mad Ashram at lower Meherabad, where he bathed, shaved and fed the approximately 23 inmates. The water and other arrangements here proved much more convenient than they had been in Rahuri. And shopping for and delivering supplies also proved easier.
“”Once, while bathing or feeding Mohammed Mast, Baba asked rhetorically, "Who is the mother of Mohammed?" He gestured, "Baba is the mother of Mohammed."
A teacher from Sholapur named Bhagavat had heard of Baba from Gadekar, and on 31 May 1937 he brought his son to meet Baba. The son did not speak and the father narrated some incidents about him, which led him to believe the child was spiritually advanced. Baba liked the boy and the boy liked Baba also, but the father did not agree for him to remain at Meherabad.
At Meherabad, the Meher Free Dispensary began operating again under Dr. Nilu's supervision from the 1st of June 1937. It was located in a separate structure of tatta and bamboo walls, erected at the front of lower Meherabad, next to the men mandali's quarters at the old dharamshala building. Ghani stopped his fast that day and began eating normally. Raosaheb went into the Ahmednagar market almost every day for Meherabad's supplies, and Baidul and Pleader continued to oversee the mad ashram.
