"It was Meher Baba who distributed the love-gifts; but please do not tell anyone," Eruch revealed.
The police inspector took it as his good fortune to have been able to see Baba from a distance.
Completing his work with these poor villagers, Baba returned to Gulbarga with his companions. The district superintendent of police, named Mane, had come to Meherabad for Baba's darshan. Learning of Baba's presence in the city, he came to see him with his family. Although Baba was not seeing anyone at the time, he consented and met Mane and his family.
On Wednesday, 31 October 1951, at 10:30, Baba and his four companions left Gulbarga for Yadgiri by the morning train. Reaching the town, he rested in the dak bungalow for half an hour and then started out on foot to contact the Jivanmukta, Tilgur Swami, five miles away in the village of Tumkur. This was Baba's third contact with Tilgur Swami since 1945. When he saw Baba, Tilgur Swami approached and wanted to touch Baba's feet, but Baba prevented him. Baba was especially pleased to contact this God-realized soul again.
In an exceptional mood, Baba led the men on the five-mile walk back to Yadgiri. They caught the night train at 10:30, and returned to Gulbarga after midnight
From there, on 1 November, Baba and the men boarded a bus for Homnabad. On the bus there was a girl who was very ill. Baba gave her Rs.60 for her treatment.
On the 2nd, Baba left Homnabad by the 8:30 bus for Tuljapur, arriving at one o'clock that afternoon. There in the dak bungalow, Baba contacted a saint and three masts. The following day, masts were located and Baba communed with three more advanced ones and one sadhu.
Baba left Tuljapur on Sunday, 4 November, on foot for Osmanabad. A bullock cart was hired to carry their luggage. After walking fourteen miles, they arrived in Osmanabad at 11:00 that night, and rested in the dak bungalow.
The next day, they left Osmanabad at five o'clock in the morning and walked to the town of Bir, where they also stayed at a travelers' bungalow. There again masts were found, and Baba contacted four good ones on the 6th.
Leaving Bir on the 7th, the group proceeded to Aurangabad by bus. The following morning, at seven o'clock, they walked to Khuldabad, where they stayed in the guest house of the Awalia Mosque.