Dhake was forging ahead from another direction. Baba called him, instructing him to stay together. The older men were advised to climb slowly, and Baba paid particular attention to Darabshah Oomrigar. On top of the hill, Baba described his two seclusions there, when two cabins had been erected for the purpose (in 1947).
After a little while, the group descended, and Baba sat in mandali hall, where he allowed the group to garland him. Moving outside to the compound, everyone sat down facing Baba, but the Parsis especially were a bit noisy. Baba had occasion to reiterate that the atmosphere among the Gujarati group was very different from the other groups that would be arriving:
"This joviality and chitchatting are quite in contrast to the next group, namely the Telugus. You laugh and crack jokes. These people's hearts melt at seeing me, and their silent shedding of tears will make us shed tears, too! I like both types of atmosphere.
"Those of the Ganga-Jamunawalas [from Uttar Pradesh, the Hindi group] will be different still."
Minoo Kharas was teasing Darabshah Oomrigar. Baba called the latter and made him sit beside him. He chided Minoo and praised Oomrigar for climbing the hill even though he was so heavy.
Someone asked if the women of their area could send contributions toward the provision for Baba's dependents.
Baba replied,
"Anyone and everyone can send whatever they can — from five rupees to five lakhs of rupees! The only thing I insist upon is that there be no raising of funds from house to house — coercing others and then sending me the money. If they themselves can afford it, only then should they send it. It is a question of individual willingness."
Baba again spoke about the times spent in seclusion on the hill, and about his suffering there as he did his work.
"Whenever I undergo suffering for the world, and when the 'load' is too heavy, it affects my body. I look as if I had passed through some illness."
A qawaali program had been arranged for the afternoon at Meherabad, and Baba admonished the gathering to listen to it quietly and with interest.
"After you return to Meherabad and have had lunch, everyone should rest until one o'clock so that you may be in a fit condition to appreciate the singing. The qawaals have been called from a long distance, and there is deep meaning in what they sing, so all of you should be alert and not doze."