"Will we experience the Light or not?" Ghani asked.
Baba jokingly replied, "Look at the ways of your Avatar! Though I stay in Ahmednagar, I go all the way to Pimpalgaon for the night. If you can grasp this, you will get the Light!"
Two days later, on Tuesday, 24 February 1948, Eruch, Vishnu, Nusserwan, Pendu and Chhagan brought 838 villagers to the compound at Pimpalgaon, where Baba proceeded, as usual, to wash their feet and give each a bundle of cloth and grain.
In the crowd was an old man who boasted that he was 130 years old — though he looked no more than 80. After Baba handed him his bundle, he turned and blessed Baba.
After the function was over, Baba remarked facetiously, "For a long time I have been waiting for someone to bless me, and at last today my wish is fulfilled!"
Manek Mehta arrived to see Baba on the 25th, as did Naoroji Dadachanji.
In Meherabad, on the morning of the 26th of February, Baba broke his 40-day fast. In his presence, Nilu, Don and Ghani also broke their partial fast of 25 days by eating some food in front of Baba. Kaka and Annasaheb Kale broke their silence of the past 25 days by speaking to Baba. On the hill that afternoon at five, Rusi Pop gave a magic show before an audience of both the men and women mandali.
Baba returned to Rusi Pop's with the women the next morning at eight. Baba's visit to Meherabad on 26 February 1948 was even more significant than those at that time realized. It was the last time Meher Baba ever spent the night at Meherabad.
Baba was driven by Adi to Poona on Monday afternoon, 1 March 1948, accompanied by Eruch, Baidul and Naggu. Ghani, Gadekar, Vishnu and Sushila met them at Bindra House, and Baba then went to contact an advanced mast known as Shastri Kher . He was a burly naked man living on the central market road, surrounded by a huge bundle of rags and tins, eating whatever rotten foods were thrown away. After this contact with Shastri Kher, Baba returned to Ahmednagar that same night.
The next day, Baba met and embraced Rustom and Freiny's sons Mehlu, Falu and Beheram, and discussed their personal problems before they left for Nasik.
To another group of visitors that day who asked about Aurobindo Ghose and Ramana Maharshi, Baba stated: "I am in Aurobindo, Ramana Maharshi and beyond!"
Yeshwant Rao of Sakori met Baba on the 6th.
Because of the cancellation of the Visapur program, Baba went to village of Wambori, fifteen miles north of Ahmednagar, on Sunday, 7 March.