"I cannot say now how I will live and how I will behave during this period," Baba concluded. "I might be near-naked in a langoti or dressed in my usual attire; I might eat four times a day or fast for days on end. I will not be doing any of these deliberately, but as God directs me to do."
Baba indicated that from Aurangabad he would go somewhere else for his seclusion work.
He explained: "By the end of the third stage, my physical condition might be such that my body might be on the verge of dropping. In that case, and if I feel that my condition of a spiritual background for a site is no longer necessary, I would prefer to spend the final stage at a place associated with my Old Life."
Under these circumstances, Baba preferred to stay on Tembi Hill near Meherazad. He informed Adi Sr. and Adi Jr. to make every effort, with Sarosh's help, to acquire the hill where he had previously been in seclusion in 1947. The hill belonged to the government, and it was difficult to get permission so quickly. But Sarosh used his influence and managed, and Padri started repairing the cabins on top where Baba had stayed before.
At the end of the meeting, Baba emphasized: "If I stay on Pimpalgaon Hill, it will only be during the final stage [lasting for 30 to 40 days] of the Manonash period. My stay there should not be construed to mean that I will settle down at Pimpalgaon as of old."
Adi Sr. and Adi Jr. left Hyderabad on the 11th.
Baba chose Eruch, Pendu, Baidul and Gustadji to go with him during the four months of the Manonash period. He also stated that Daulat Singh and Minoo Kharas would be with him for the first three months.
Meanwhile, Was Deo Kain and Kishan Singh of Delhi were asked to have models of five religious symbols made: a Buddhist temple; a Hindu temple; a Christian church; a Mohammedan mosque; and a Zoroastrian fire-urn (representing the fire-temple). With the assistance of Madan Mohan Agrawal of Agra (who had learned of Baba the previous year from his close friend Keshav Nigam) and Kishan's friend Auri Shankar Verma, the models were carved out of alabaster at Agra and sent to Hyderabad.
Baba's Old Life followers and devotees were informed of Baba's plans through a steady stream of circulars, but they were strictly warned not to communicate with Baba, or try to see him during his work on the hills and while on the foot journey.