Krishna returned the shawl and coat to Baba, who put them on. Krishna wondered what work was being done since Baba had another coat with him. He refused to wear the clean coat, insisting upon putting this one back on, and they returned to Niranjanpur from Hardwar.
After a week, Baba sent Krishna back to Hardwar to see Nanga Baba and present him with flowers and a cup of water. When Krishna reached the place, he found a large crowd collected around Nanga Baba's dead body. He had died that very morning. A devotee of the mast remarked to Krishna that the day before, Nanga Baba had said, "My work is done; I am going now." And this suddenly reminded Krishna of what Nanga Baba had uttered before Baba: "Now release me." Krishna bowed to Nanga Baba, placed the flowers on his body, sprinkled the water over it and returned to Niranjanpur.
In May 1946, Baba and Eruch traveled to Batala to contact Lahori Baba , an exceptional but extremely restless mast, sitting only a few minutes in any one place. On seeing Baba, the naked mast ran away and Baba pursued him. He rushed from his abode in a sweeper's colony to an octroi cabin (similar to a highway tollbooth), where Baba contacted him. While Baba was sitting with him, Lahori Baba was overcome with emotion and burst out crying, then suddenly stood up and walked away. Baba came back to Niranjanpur, not entirely satisfied with the contact.
Accompanied by Mehera, Mani, Meheru and Rano, Baba left Dehra Dun for Kulu Valley on Wednesday, 29 May, where it was much cooler than Niranjanpur. Baidul, Kaka, Eruch and Don were also with him. On the way, Baba stopped at Batala to contact Lahori Baba for a second time. The mast took off and began running through the fields and Baba chased after him. After running almost ten miles, the mast finally stopped and sat down. The mast allowed Baba to approach and sit with him. This contact was satisfactory and Baba was pleased.
Afterward the group traveled on to Pathankot, where Baba worked with the chargeman of the city, Bengali Baba , on the 30th. This saintly mast was held in great reverence by the local people.
They arrived in Mandi on 1 June. On the 3rd they reached Katrain where Baba and the group were to spend the next three weeks in a small cottage in Kulu Valley at the foothills of the Himalayas.
