The bungalow had been rented since February, and Kaikobad and Nilu were living there. Baidul brought a mast from Hyderabad who resembled more of a salik , but Baba was not pleased with the work with the mast and sent him away after two days. Another mast, Malang Maharaj, from Satara district was brought, with whom Baba worked until the 27th.
Baba began fasting again from the 19th. Until the 23rd, his diet consisted of a cup of tea without milk in the morning, a banana and a mango with a little cream and tea for lunch, and absolutely nothing else for the remainder of the day. On 24 April, he fasted, not even taking water (it was a particularly hot day, too); and on the 25th he drank only soda-water sherbet. The next day, he had only a cup of tea three times.
For the next fourteen days, from Friday, 27 April 1956, Baba remained on only rice and dal taken once in 24 hours, and was preoccupied with Kaikobad in his seclusion work. Savak kept nightwatch the whole night, and Eruch and Bhau were with Baba in the mornings. At noon, both were relieved, when Bhau would give lessons to Ismail and also bicycle to the post office for the mail. In the afternoon Pendu would be with Baba in Judge's Bungalow, remaining with him until evening. Ramjoo, who was living in Satara, had been instructed to remain near Baba from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. daily.
Don and Gustadji were without duty; but, this was hard work for them. For a talented man like Don to spend idle hours without work was most trying. At times, he would be so out of sorts he would go to the extent of throwing things out of his room; and, when his anger subsided, he would pick everything up and take it back inside. Just to pass the time, Don purchased a motorcycle which he would completely dismantle, clean and put back together — part by part. Baba had forbidden him from smoking beedies, so Don would aimlessly wander about, keeping an unlit cheroot in his mouth. Once, while on his way to Poona, he had an unlit beedi in his mouth, and a passenger sitting next to him, who thought he had run out of matches, grandly offered him a light. Smiling, Don politely thanked him and told him that he did not need it.