Subhadra Bundellu sang a ghazal, and after the Poona bhajan group had sung a few songs and the arti, the sahavas came to an end. Baba stood up and folded his hands in namaskar (salutation) to the audience. He was carried out of the pandal in his chair, and the devotees surrounded his car. Many were weeping. The pain of separation now overcame them as they saw their Beloved physically leaving their midst.
Chari later wrote:
The scenes of parting were mixed with feelings of joy at the privilege of having been with Baba all these five days, and feelings of sadness at having to part from his company. The worries of home and jobs had already begun for some ... Others could not contain themselves and gave vent to their emotions; still others tried to hold in their feelings. Baba asked all to smile and be cheerful and said, "Take me with you. Love me more and more."
Baba retired to his room, and the sahavas group went for lunch which they barely ate.
That day Meheru's sister Naggu had fainted. Being a doctor, she had arranged for a fellow physician to care for the women at the sahavas — but she herself had become a patient! From childhood she had been in Baba's close contact and had grown up under his guidance. Baba called her to him, and she burst out weeping.
At 2:00 P.M., Baba was driven up Meherabad Hill, where the women mandali had come from Meherazad. The special train arrived ahead of schedule at 4:00 P.M. and halted on the railway tracks by Meherabad. The devotees' luggage was placed in the carriages, and in the hustle and bustle of departure, they boarded the train and with tear-filled eyes searched for Baba.
Baba waved from Upper Meherabad, and then Baba and the women drove down the hill in the car, which Baba had stopped near the fully-packed train. Tremendous cheers of "BABA! BABA! AVATAR MEHER BABA KI JAI!" erupted as he stepped down and began waving goodbye to them, so that their tears received his solace. Some seemed to want to rush toward him, but he signaled them not to get off the train. Streamers of small seven-colored flags were hung around the engines and one large one hoisted in front. Pictures of Baba were pasted outside the compartments, along with a banner with some of the sahavas sayings which had hung in the pandal and hall during the week.