A smaller hut was built between Baba's and the men's so that one of the men could remain nearer the top, yet still be out of sight. A bathroom on one of the lower faces of rock was constructed. Jal had made all the arrangements regarding foodstuffs, lanterns, cots, water-carriers, buffaloes for milk, et cetera. Water for bathing had to be brought from half a mile away, and drinking water from a mile and a half. To carry the water up the mountain was a laborious task.
Besides these hardships, the densely thicketed hill was infested with snakes, jaguars, tigers, boars and other wild animals. Six or seven campfires were kept burning the whole night for protection, and the mandali had two loaded guns with them. When Jal had been busy making all the preparations, one of the local officials had remarked to him, "Brother, even I do not have the courage to spend the night on that mountain!" It was a common sight to see eight to ten snakes coiled together, resting in the sun during the day.
While this work was going on, the local villagers of Ratawa became curious about all the activity. The workers told them, "The Collector Saheb's [Jal's] father is coming to spend some time in penance." No one had been informed of Baba's impending arrival, and the workers thought Baba really was Jal's father. For whom else would Jal expend so much energy by putting the whole government machinery into action in order to provide so many facilities in that remote, uninhabited place? Eruch, Pendu and Kaka helped Jal in this work, and everything for the seclusion was completed within a week of their arrival.
Before going into seclusion, Baba had wanted to contact 101 masts in Calcutta and Orissa, but so far only 41 could be contacted. So, to complete the task and to "compensate" for the shortfall, Baba sent for Ali Shah from Ahmednagar. Chhagan brought the mast to Raipur on Sunday, 28 October, and then returned to Meherabad. Baba had also called Adi Sr. to Raipur.
On Wednesday, 31 October 1945, Baba, Jal Kerawalla, Adi Sr., Baidul, Eruch, Gustadji, Kaka, Pendu and Ali Shah left Raipur and ascended the 2,000-foot mountain of Angiras Rishi. Baba was quite pleased with all the arrangements Jal had made, and praised him for seeing to the minutest details. Jal also remained with them on the mountain for the first week of Baba's two-week seclusion, and Baba extolled his dedicated service and love.