Baba then asked the Poona bhajan group to go for food if they were hungry.
Stopping the darshan, Baba washed his face and stated, "Those who have not yet had darshan can have it after lunch."
But a long line of men were waiting, and they did not want to budge an inch without first taking darshan.
Pesi Irani, Baidul's son-in-law, informed Baba about the death of Baidul's nephew.
"Did he love me?" Baba asked.
Pesi said no, so Baba commented, "Then, why worry?"
A swami named Mangalanand Paramhans Dhuniwale was attending the gathering, but he had come with the intention of "exposing" Meher Baba to be a fraud. The previous night he had disturbed those sleeping near him by loudly chanting from the Vedas. Dhake told him to pipe down and have some consideration for others, but Mangalanand responded sharply, "This is my daily ritual, so please leave me alone. I am a tiger, so be warned."
Dhake retorted, "If you a tiger than I am a hunter! Come outside and I will show you."
The swami then agreed to sleep. During the program, he was roaming about outside the darshan pandal, refusing to enter. Baba sent Pukar with a message for him to come inside and sit on a chair in front of him. Surprisingly, the man agreed. The "tiger" had changed his stripes!
After some time, Baba instructed Pukar, "If Swami is hungry and feels happy, he should go for his food."
Swami Mangalanand conveyed to Baba that since Baba was happy, he also was happy, and did not feel like eating then.
Baba asked Ramjoo if Saib Asmi had eaten lunch. Ramjoo said he would have food in the evening.
Baba asked Ramjoo's three sons if they had any difficulty in getting leave from their jobs, and how long they would stay. They said they could stay until the first group's sahavas was over.
Introducing Abdur Rehman, Ghani's younger brother, Baba remarked, "He is my childhood langoti friend [bosom buddy]."
Abdur Rehman then sang a ghazal.
Professor Jagindar Singh introduced two newcomers to Baba.
Concerning Manikyala Rao, Baba inquired, "When will you put on some weight?"
While meeting Pophali Pleader, Baba observed, "His family is blessed, as all its members are my lovers."
The Poona group stopped their singing in Marathi, and the Dehra Dun bhajan group took over, singing in Hindi and Punjabi. Baba stopped the darshan for a few moments to listen.
Again, he asked Ramjoo if Saib Asmi would eat a little fruit. Through Ramjoo, Asmi said he would eat in the evening.
Baba accepted some money from one devotee, asking him to give it to Pendu to utilize for prasad for the poor on his birthday on the 25th.
When Daulat Singh came before Baba, he recited his usual prayer in Baba's praise and some couplets of Guru Nanak.
Baba remarked, "I am very glad to see you. You are dear to me."
Fourteen-year-old Ramkripal came to the sahavas from Hamirpur, and Baba called Keshav and Pukar and asked, "Children under the age of seventeen were not permitted to attend the sahavas. Why did you bring him?"
Both replied, "The boy is very devout and was persistent in coming despite our advice to the contrary, saying that if he were not allowed to go he would commit suicide! So we had to bring him."