The following morning, Baba gave darshan in Mahabaleshwar to townspeople from the area at nine o'clock. Eruch returned to Poona after the darshan. A horse-drawn carriage and another mare were sent by Sarosh that day in a large open truck. Sidhu drove Baba in it from Union House to Valley View. Since Baba and the women were about to move to Bhilar, the horse and carriage were returned to Sarosh.
Raosaheb saw Baba on the 29th, and then left with Chanji.
Baba and all shifted to Bhilar on Wednesday, 31 March 1943, and Adi Sr. met him there the next day. Baba was to be away for most of April and May, arranging another meeting at Meherabad and contacting masts. As a pastime for the women who would be staying in Bhilar, three other horses were purchased — one for Mehera, one for Irene Billo and one for Mani, Meheru and Katie. Baba continued to meet only Mehera and Mani, but he removed the restrictions of not speaking between the groups of women.
Mehera was not permitted to read or write. Since she had been fond of riding horses since childhood, Baba arranged this recreation for her in Bhilar. (And it was the chief reason he had shifted everyone to Bhilar, because where they were staying in Mahabaleshwar was not suitable for riding.) Rano would stand at one end of a field and Pilamai at the other. Once, when Katie was riding, the animal suddenly got frightened and began galloping away. Katie was terrified and called out Baba's name. Rano ran after her and was able to stop the horse. Mani was once thrown from her horse, but was not injured.
Previously, on 21 March 1943, Baba had informed his closest lovers that he wished them to come to Meherabad for a month, from 15 May to 15 June. But on 1 April, he shortened the period to five days, deciding instead to call them a second time, in August 1943, for a month.
Most of those invited had already arranged everything regarding their jobs and families. Now that the plan was changed, they had to make the same arrangements again for the month of August. This was to prove a great test for them.
In his circular of 1 April 1943, Baba wrote to them:
In view of the difficulties possible, regarding the time, occasion and circumstances for the mandali (who are in any case ready to obey at any cost), and also taking into consideration my work with you all and for the world to coincide with my manifestation, I have finally decided that you should be present in Meherabad on 15th May for five days only.