Baba also met Rupamai and Dina Talati, who had come for the day, and were permitted to spend the night before returning to Bombay.
Other visitors included Mani H. Mehta, the son of a prominent Bahai leader, and a few other Bahais. Mehta had met Vishnu in the bazaar, and expressed a keen desire to meet Meher Baba. Vishnu explained that Baba was not meeting outsiders, but suggested they take a chance, as Baba was at the mandali's bungalow that day. They went and Baba granted them darshan for a moment.
Mehta asked Baba in a challenging tone why he had come to Panchgani, and Baba replied, "There is no need to explain now. You will understand and come to know in the future. I will explain things then."
Sidhu came to Bhilar with Mohammed Mast, so that Baba could work with him. Sidhu's main duty in Meherabad consisted in looking after Mohammed and he continued this important work until he died.
On the night of 28 April, Sidhu went out into the jungle to move his bowels. Bhilar was situated in the midst of thick jungles and was infested with tigers. As Sidhu was squatting with his pants down, a tiger came right up to him out of the dark. Its eyes burned and it began growling at him. Sidhu wanted to shout Baba's name but his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth. He was so scared, he began perspiring and then he fainted.
At that moment, Baba sent Krishna to give Sidhu a message. Sidhu was not in his room and Krishna informed Baba. Baba instructed him to tell the mandali to go out into the jungle with lanterns to find him. Chhagan, Nilu, Vishnu and Masaji, armed with clubs and carrying kerosene lanterns, left to look for Sidhu. When they found him, the tiger ran away. Sidhu was so frightened he could not utter a word. With difficulty, they lifted him up. But his legs were shaking so much he couldn't even stand. They helped him walk back to the mandali's quarters and after an hour he managed one halting sentence: "Baba ... saved ... me!"
On Saturday, 1 May 1943, Adi Sr. drove Baba from Bhilar to Meherabad. Chanji accompanied them to Poona, and left from there for Bombay. Adi Jr. came with them from Poona. Two miles from Meherabad, Adi's car had a flat, and Baba had to wait under a tree for an hour until help came from Sarosh Motor Works.