He stopped briefly at the house of Maganlal Lakhani, a local devotee, and then was taken to bless a school and the newly opened Meher Baba Center at Barsi. The procession ended at the dak bungalow where Baba was to spend the day.
Baba first bathed and fed seven poor destitutes (or mad persons) before the darshan started. Almost 5,000 people came.
To a priest of the place, Baba commented, "I have 'seen' you all within a few minutes of my coming here. Now the question is how soon can you see me in my Real State?"
Baba gave a short discourse, explaining that the Self exists in all; in Baba, the eyes are open and in others they are closed.
"When the curtain of ignorance is lifted, there is light and one can see everywhere. With the eyes closed, one can only imagine the Reality and sense it. With the eyes open, one can see it, and there is no doubt or uncertainty."
As each went forward to receive prasad from him, spiritual music was being sung on the stage. Sailor Mama's son-in-law, Homi, a photographer, took pictures.
After lunch, during a break for rest in the afternoon, only two persons were granted a private interview. One was Mr. Kher and the other was a lawyer named Mr. Mahindraker who, despite holding a master's degree in philosophy, was humble, sincere and devotional.
Baba joked, "Those who claim to know the truth through philosophy should add a d to their degree making them M.A.D! Those in search of God should reverse their title from M.A. to A.M., as in I am God!"
Krishnarao Qawaal gave a performance of ghazals and bhajans, followed by a kirtan program from 7:00 to 9:30 P.M. by Chopde Bua. Age was overjoyed. "The doors of the Beloved's wineshop were flung open, and all imbibed the Wine of his presence according to their thirst. Those having no thirst received the awareness to create it; and thus, deep into the night, the program joyously continued."
Baba left Barsi about 10:30 P.M. and returned to Sholapur at midnight. A judge from Akkalkot (24 miles away), M. G. Bendre, had invited Baba to his house, and Baba went with the mandali at 6:00 A.M., early the next morning.
Before leaving, Baba praised Gadekar and Gunatai: "I am very pleased with the love of both of you and the splendid arrangements you made for myself and the mandali. I wish you to continue, in my love, the work you are doing of spreading my name."
Baba then kissed Gadekar's daughter Nalini and his son Digambar, and departed for Akkalkot.