A few days later, however, Nanga Baba was spotted by Eruch walking along the road past Baba's bungalow in Jaipur, and the mast was coaxed into the garage, and contacted by Baba. So Nanga Baba kept his promise, although he seldom ever left Amber.
Also during January of 1941, Baba contacted another very high mast in Jaipur called Chuttan Shah . This jalali mast, who was very dirty and of a violent nature, lived in a most disreputable area near the prostitutes' quarter of the town. Chuttan Shah was brought to Baba's bungalow for one or two days, and Baba would not allow him to be left alone and had various members of the mandali sit with him in rotation for two hours each. Chuttan Shah was revered by the local townspeople who also feared his violent temper, and it was said that he had once killed a man by throwing a stone at his head.
Meanwhile Don and Nilu had been ordered to bring the Blue Bus from Calicut to Jaipur, and they endured countless hardships in carrying out Baba's instructions. The tires and tubes on the bus were completely worn out, and it was extremely taxing to drive it in that condition over hundreds of miles. Don had to stop often for repairs. One time, when they had a flat tire, he had to stuff a blanket inside the tire until they found somewhere to fix it. At one point, the back wheels fell off on one side. Whenever they would stop, a crowd would gather to stare at the strange vehicle — piled high with all sorts of odd baggage, but no passengers! At times Don had to wash and clean the bus himself. They subsisted on whatever meager food was available along the way. Thus, after much hardship, Don and Nilu brought the bus to Jaipur at the end of December, and Baba was very pleased with them. Both were given the duty of looking after the mandali's health.
At this time of the year, Jaipur was infested with flies. Swarms of them would hover, especially during mealtimes, making eating a battle of evasive action. Elizabeth would eat sitting under a mosquito net. Margaret applied honey to her toe so the flies would be attracted there, leaving her to eat in peace. Baba finally insisted that Don and Nilu think of some way to get rid of the pests, and although they brainstormed for a solution, every plan failed.