Raising his hand, Baba signaled patience to all, and went straight to the hall. There he met some lovers from Delhi, and the people outside grew more excited. Prakashwati and Bal Kisan performed kirtans with all their heart, and the entire surroundings were suffused and drenched with Love.
Two long rows of men and women formed separately. Darshan begun and Baba distributed prasad. But no one had the luck to be near him for long, though the urge to stand and look at him was intense.
One clever woman stood before Baba, and offered a prayer from the Guru Granth Saheb (Sikh's holy book). This gave her an opportunity to be in his presence a little longer. Another woman started praying in front of Baba, and then other women tried to do the same.
Standing on the dais, Sardar Virinder Singh, a sub-inspector in the police force, gave a speech, and afterwards Baba kissed him.
Eruch read the alphabet board, as Baba dictated: "I am very happy with you. Try to find me within yourselves."
"Let me know how to do so," the officer requested.
"Think of me as much as possible — it is the only way," Baba told him.
While Sardar V. Singh heard Baba's message through Eruch, others were waiting to take darshan and the crowd had thickened. Singh again stood in the queue, others also began standing in line again for darshan.
During the darshan, Baba alternated between inside the hall and the tent. At one point, Baba entered the tent to give his darshan to those gathered outside. When he left the tent for the hall to continue distribution of prasad, people continued to line up for his darshan. Although they could not see him, they shouted, "Avatar Meher Baba ki jai! Avatar Meher Baba ki jai!" Baba heard the cry of their hearts, but he was purposely playing Hide-and-Seek with them. At times he sat in the tent and at times darshan continued in the hall. Flowers, garlands, and fruits lay in heaps before him, which Pendu, Eruch and Nilu strove to remove. Pendu informed Baba about the great multitude outside still awaiting darshan. Baba just smiled. Some sang bhajans to him, some prayed.
In the afternoon the Principal of the Nanhi Duniya Institution, Lekh Raj Ulfat, came with the deaf and dumb children of the school.