Chaddarwala began shouting, "You have brought me to Allah's abode! ... I am on fire! ... Let me go from here!" He walked toward the kitchen and then came back; he seemed extremely restless and intent on leaving. Baba wished to bathe him, but the mast refused.
At a sign from Baba, Kaka led the mast back to the taxi and let him sit inside. The mast said, "I will come again," but added significantly, "My account is settled!"
When Pappa saw the mast leaving, he was upset and asked Baba, "Why did you allow him to return without working with him? Do you have any idea how much trouble we were put to bring him here? We followed him about the whole day without even drinking a drop of water, and after such labors you are sending him back without working with him?! What is this?"
Pappa's exasperation amused Baba, who began laughing.
He explained, "The mast was not in a good mood and I could not have worked with him now."
On 25 August, Baba sent Kaka and Adi Sr. back to Chaddarwala to persuade the mast to see Baba again, but he fiercely refused to return to Baba's bungalow. He beat Kaka on the head and spit on him and on Adi Sr.!
The weather began turning cooler than the group was accustomed to, and seven of the women and two of the men came down with fever. Baba also fell ill, but despite a 102° temperature and little sleep he would still work as usual, bathing and feeding every mast found by Kaka in Bangalore and the surrounding area.
Naoroji Dadachanji and his daughter, Nargis, arrived in Bangalore on the evening of the 24th. From the following day, Baba began giving instructions to Naoroji (who was a contractor) about the Byramangala project. He explained in detail how he wished to make the buildings constructed there "symbolic," with reference to the number of rooms, the length, breadth and height of each structure, et cetera.
Baba concluded, "The design must be universal without conforming to any particular religion," and Baba suggested a mixture of Gothic and old Indian styles for the outward appearance of the buildings.
Naoroji made some rough sketches before returning to Bombay five days later.
Jalbhai also left for Meherabad and Poona on the morning of the 27th.
On Monday morning, 28 August 1939, during the usual talks with the men mandali, Baba abruptly started asking each one in the room, "Where is God?"