Baba had intended to proceed to Kashmir by car, contacting masts along the way. But he now dropped the idea, and decided to travel by train. On the evening of the day they were to leave, Baba suggested that the women be taken to see a film. Their nicer clothing was already packed, but everyone opened their trunks and got ready to go. Baba and all went to sit in the station wagon, but it wouldn't start. Baba was exasperated and after several repeated attempts said it was now too late to go. The women tried to get out, but found that the back door would not open. Jal had to pull and wrench the doors open from outside, with Rano pushing from inside.
Late that night after contacting a mast in the area, Baba left with the group for the train station. As the station was small, the train would stop only for one minute, and he warned them to hurry and board it as soon as it entered the station.
Baba was with Kaka and Baidul, and Rano looked after the three Eastern women. It was past midnight when the train arrived, and Rano found the women's compartment locked. She banged on the doors and shouted for someone to open up, but all were fast asleep inside. She knocked on a window, and then reached in and woke up a passenger, an overweight woman, who was kind enough to open the door for them. They managed to throw their luggage inside and hop on just as the train was about to leave!
They arrived in Delhi on 14 August, by the Grand Trunk Express, and stayed the night with Keki Desai and his wife. Keki had been warned to keep Baba's visit an absolute secret. Chanji had written, "[Baba] will never forgive you two if ever you inform anyone about this."
Jal Kerawalla's car was meanwhile towed by bullocks to an automobile repair shop. After getting it repaired, Eruch sent it back to Raipur, and he left for Poona.
In Delhi, Baba contacted the very high mast Neqabi Hafizji whom Baba remarked was the spiritual chargeman of Delhi since the death of the blind saint Hafizji Nabeena (whom Baba had also contacted). Neqabi Hafizji was a mysterious saint who would always wear a cloth veil (a neqab , hence his name) over his face, so that his face was seldom seen.