In previous contacts, Baba had found Totapuri in a jalali (fiery) state and Totapuri would not allow anyone, even Baba, to touch his feet. By 1953, Totapuri had calmed down considerably and, during this contact, allowed the mandali, also, to take his darshan without any trouble. Baba bowed down to him several times and was extremely pleased with his contact. Every time Baba bowed to him and touched his feet, the mast cried out in recognition of Baba's state: "God hai [is; exists]! God hai !"
When Baba was engaged in contacting the mast, Deshmukh was talking with one of Totapuri's followers. On being asked about their group, Deshmukh inadvertently said something in praise of Meher Baba. After the initial contact was over, Baba was upset about what Deshmukh had done and castigated him:
"Before starting out, I had warned you that none of you should mention anything about me to anyone. I have gone on this tour as an ordinary man in order to bow down to great beings. One has to be utterly reduced to ashes and then approach such masts in all humility. You men are spoiling my work. By praising me to others, you do not help me, but kill me! I do this work in secret without anyone knowing me. Unless you become like dust, you cannot help in my work. Whatever I tell you, for God's sake pay attention to it carefully and act accordingly."
Approaching Totapuri again, Baba laid his head on his feet many more times. Baba and the mandali remained for a long time in his presence.
Baba then proceeded to Ludhiana, where he arrived in the afternoon to contact Dandi Swami, a revered Hindu saint whom he had contacted seven years before. It was said Dandi Swami was 108 years old. He was found in a devotee's bungalow amidst a beautiful garden. The old saint would give discourses on the Gita, and would not allow anyone to touch his feet, so Baba bowed to him from a distance.
After spending the night in the dak bungalow in Ludhiana, early on the morning of 9 June 1953 they drove next to Phillaur, reaching at 6:30 A.M. Baba wanted to contact a naked mastani, but seeing Baba, she feigned sleep and covered herself with a sheet.