Arrangements had been made to hold the qawaali program in the west room of the Meher Retreat building, where it could be heard better than in lower Meherabad. Everyone walked up the hill shortly before three o'clock to attend the program.
Aloba used to go into an emotional frenzy upon hearing qawaali singing, so to be on the safe side, Baba told Baidul's son-in-law, Pesi, to look after him. But when the music started, quite the opposite happened. Pesi himself lost control, and Aloba and others had to hold on to him. Later, when Baba asked why Aloba had not gone into a paroxysm of weeping, as was his custom upon listening to a qawaal, Aloba explained that at the time he was not looking at Baba, and that was why he was saved from his own emotions.
Another man who was profoundly affected by the singing, and the continuous thought of impending separation from Baba, was Keki Nalavala. He was so moved that Baba embraced and kissed him even though it had been announced before the qawaali songs began that no further embraces or touch would be awarded before the men left. Baba, likewise, kissed four others.
The singing continued until evening and was the last item on the program for the Gujarati group. Amidst shouts of joy, Baba bid them farewell and left for Meherazad.
The next morning, the work of cleaning and sweeping the entire area was taken in hand. Each man had been provided with a bedsheet, mattress and cot, and after all had departed, the sheets were washed and dried. The arrangements which were made for that month were the best ever. With the help of the workers and outside devotees, matters went smoothly.
Baba did not come to Meherabad on the 9th. That day Adi Jr., Francis Brabazon and Don Stevens returned to Ahmednagar from their trip to the Ellora Caves, and the next morning were driven with Nariman, Meherjee and Vishnu to Meherazad. Baba discussed matters with them and then gave them a tour of the property. Eruch took them up Seclusion Hill. Don presented Baba with a turquoise jacket, which Baba tried on and he in turn gave gifts to both men.
That afternoon, Baba was driven to Meherabad. At Upper Meherabad, he called Don Stevens and asked how he had enjoyed the meetings. Don recollected:
The whole stay, of course, was something so incredible, so beautiful, so very deeply moving, that I had great difficulty in expressing any sort of sentiment. This was always typical of me, and I think typical of a great many people in Baba's presence: one found oneself tongue-tied. All one could do was to feel utter frustration in not being able to carry on one's own side of the conversation with Baba, and also a deep overwhelming sense of warmth, which, in any case, could not have been put into words even if one had been in better form.