Baba was not completely satisfied with the contact, because there were so many inquisitive spectators who would not go away.
There were other memorable masts, such as Ram Swurup , who was completely naked and had absolutely no body consciousness. He lived in a cluster of neglected temples and would eat the worst of things. Baba fed him and stayed with him for an hour.
One naked sadhu whom Baba encountered repeated over and over again the same thing: " Sab ham Khuda hain [We are all God] ... Sab ham Khuda hain !"
A mahboobi (androgynous) type, Qadir Badshah wore an array of bangles on his arms. Unusual for a mast, he was always in a happy mood.
On his way back to Hyderabad, Baba stopped at Raichur on 26 July, where the mandali gathered 40 of the poorest destitutes about three miles from the city. Keeping his identity secret, Baba washed their feet and bowed down to these 40 mostly beggars (many of whom were blind) and handed them each three rupees as prasad. After this work, he traveled on a bone-rattling, six-hour bus journey to Mahbubnagar, where he contacted an excellent mast in a toddyshop. They returned to Hyderabad on the 29th.
During this period, Don was still serving in the military hospital at Secunderabad, but would often cycle the ten miles over to the mandali's or Baba's bungalow to be with them during their stay in Hyderabad. Baba had given two black bull terrier puppies named Raja (King) and Rani (Queen) to Don to look after, and had told Don to bring them with him whenever he came.
Margaret came down with a case of dysentery, and Don began coming more often to check on her. He would carry the puppies in a basket on his bike; but on the ride, they always seemed to find some way to jump out. Don had to stop, get off his bicycle and catch them, and his exertions proved amusing entertainment for passersby.
Also during this period, Baba would call the women mandali from Meherabad in separate groups of four. Each group stayed about a week and was then sent back. Margaret, Mehera, Mani and Meheru continued to make use of the pool at the Jubilee Hills bungalow for recreation — "a symbolic prelude to the diving into the Ocean of their Beloved!" Age noted.
Baba continued to work with local masts in Hyderabad throughout August 1945. One day Baba contacted a mast called Nuruddin , who despite being a heavy drinker of toddy, was an exceptionally good mast.