Baba remained in Poona for a week before leaving for Ahmednagar. During that time he met those at Baba House (Jalbhai, Beheram, Perin and their children), at Pumpkin House (where Adi Jr. and Franey were staying while Baba was at their home), at Bindra House, and with other close lovers and families in Poona as well.
On Monday, 6 September 1954, Baba and the women left Poona for Meherazad in Sarosh's car for the forthcoming Meherabad meeting. Nariman's car brought Rano and a few others. The men mandali traveled separately to Ahmednagar, arriving in the evening. Eruch, Gustadji, Baidul, Kaikobad and Krishna went to Meherazad to remain with Baba, while the others stayed at Meherabad. Kumar was also called to Meherazad. Kishan Singh had already arrived and stayed with the mandali at Meherabad.
Almost 1,000 lovers from the Indian subcontinent and 20 from the West were expected to attend the historic meeting. As mentioned, for the Westerners, arrangements for their stay on Meherabad Hill were being made by Sarosh, Viloo and Savak Kotwal; while accommodations for the Easterners' stay in lower Meherabad were made under Pendu and Padri's direction. Pendu had wooden cots made for those invited and had a roof made of tin sheets erected over each tent.