Karachi is such a dry city that it hardly ever rains. But on that July day, suddenly the sky grew dark and without warning it rained very heavily, more than an inch. Within half an hour, there was knee-deep water in some parts of Karachi. Eight-hundred guests had been invited to the wedding, but only 100 to 150 came. The rain lasted until the end of the ceremonies.
When Rhoda first met Baba at Meherabad, he called her and her husband to him and asked if they had any questions. Rhoda did not say anything, but the thought that kept creeping into her mind was: "You sent me heaven's blessings on my wedding day!" She became his forever. The bride who had wanted to draw her husband away from Baba, was herself brought to his feet.
According to Baba's instructions, Pendu and Padri arranged matters for his seclusion. Baba wished to sit in Kaikobad's cottage in lower Meherabad for 40 days. Pendu and Padri put up a fence of bamboo matting on all sides, enclosing the small structure so no one could see in.
Baba prepared a schedule for his seclusion as follows:
Watchmen:
Baba's Daily Schedule:
Baba was to fast during his seclusion, and he announced that for the first ten days he would eat only once a day.