After these contacts, Baba indicated that he wished to continue driving straight to Hyderabad, but left the decision to the men, who opined that arriving in Hyderabad late at night was not advisable. (Baba began feeling dizzy also.) Leaving Sholapur, they decided to stay the night at the dak bungalow in Zahirabad. Rested, they left the next morning, reaching Hyderabad at 11:00 A.M., where they stayed in the guest house at Usman Sagar. Because it would not be practical to stay in Mahabaleshwar during the monsoon season (the average annual rainfall is nearly 250 inches) and since the lease of the bungalow there would be terminated at the end of May, a search to rent bungalows in Hyderabad was made that day.
A vigorous search for masts began the next morning, 17 January. That day, working until late evening in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Baba contacted 24 masts. These masts willingly and gladly permitted Baba to contact them, and thus he worked under "good auspices." Baba contacted several masts in a few hours, and such rapid contacts were the cause of Baba's being in a wonderful mood. However, there was a steady decline in the number of contacts in the afternoon and evening, and Baba commented that only a few of the masts were important to his work.
In Secunderabad, the last of the masts would not give his blessing for the success of Baba's spiritual work, as Baba laid his head on the mast's feet. For a long time Baba was held captive by the mast, because the mast would not give his blessing and Baba could not raise his head. But with Pendu, Eruch and Baidul imploring him, the mast's mood finally changed. Only after he uttered the blessing did Baba lift his head from his feet.
The following morning, however, proved to have an unsatisfactory atmosphere for Baba's work. Their search for masts continued throughout Hyderabad, but not one new mast could be found. Baba had indicated that he was in search of one important mast called Shastri (or Shastribua ), and not until late in the day was the mast located in a hotel. Finally the contact with Shastri was made to Baba's satisfaction.
Again after hours of searching, Baba contacted the most important mast in Hyderabad, the great sixth-plane mast-saint Sayyed Mu'inuddin. However, he was a fiery, jalali mast and was difficult to approach. Finally, the saint welcomed Baba, and, as Baba laid his head on the feet of Sayyed Mu'inuddin, the mast bestowed his blessing.
