On Wednesday, 15 November 1944, the entire party, including Pankhraj, Deshmukh's family and other Nagpur lovers, departed for Angewada by car and bus. Angewada was 21 miles away, and the final stretch of two miles was unpaved, over which neither the car nor the bus could travel. Vibhuti had opened the Meher Spiritual Center in Angewada, near a river, where devotees from neighboring villages would come to pray, sing and listen to talks on Meher Baba.
The entire village turned out to receive Baba at the river. They had gotten up early, put on their best clothes and decorated their bullock carts in bright colors, hanging tinkling bells around the animal's necks. They requested that Baba cross the river in a bullock cart and Baba acquiesced. The villagers were dancing with joy at having persuaded Baba to visit their village. The whole sight was so beautiful and picturesque that it reminded those present of the days of Lord Krishna crossing the Yamuna River with his gopals and gopis!
Baba went straight to the newly founded center, where Vibhuti performed his arti and Baba's picture was officially installed. After distributing prasad, Baba left for Saoner, two miles farther, taking the Chaurasia boys in the car with him.
Baba reached Saoner at ten o'clock, where again the whole town turned out for his darshan. Pophali and another lawyer named P. D. Harkare had made fine arrangements for the function. Baba was taken to the residence of Bhawalkar Pleader.
On all sides of the bungalow, nothing but a sea of heads could be seen. People from six or seven villages had been waiting for days in advance to avail themselves of the opportunity. Baba had long before already made a home in their hearts. Pophali had done an excellent job of spreading Baba's messages and love in the area. As a result, almost 40,000 men, women and children had come with eager hearts for the darshan of Meher Prabhu (Lord Meher). Baba came out of the house several times to bless the crowd, but they were not satisfied and would not disperse.
In the middle of this multitude, a well-known person named Chaunde Maharaj came to Baba. With folded hands, he tearfully prayed, "Please bless me for success in my life's activities."
Baba replied, assuring him, "The power house will never fail, provided the wires maintain their connection with it."