However, within two hours, Baba suddenly changed his plan of staying in Nasik on the pretext, "I've heard there are many dacoits here who kidnap children, so it is not good to remain in such a place."
After a lengthy discussion about where to travel next, it was decided to return to Meherabad the next day. From 4:30 A.M., Aziz Ahmed (who had met Baba in Manzil-e-Meem) drove his car back and forth three times to the station, transporting the men and all the luggage. They left Nasik at 7:30 A.M. by train, arriving in Manmad three hours later. Masaji cooked rice and dal on the station platform. Then they departed on the 12:15 P.M. train to Dhond, reaching Ahmednagar at 5:30. Shouldering the luggage, they walked the five miles to Meherabad.
July 9 was indeed an auspicious day because in the evening, Meher Baba, after fasting only on liquids for six months, joined the mandali for dinner. He ate a small amount of rice and dal.
The following day, arrangements to stay in the Post Office building began. Slamson, Masaji and Padri went to Ahmednagar and bought the necessary materials for repairs. Returning to Meherabad, they brought some of the metal trunks that had been stored in Khushru Quarters before they had started for Quetta. Baidul and Nervous fixed the tiles on the roof and installed new glass in the Post Office windows. Meanwhile, lunch had been prepared and Baba tasted a little of the rice and dal first, then distributed it to the men.
In the afternoon Baba drew up a new program of activity, assigning duties to each man and specifying what time they were to awaken in the morning and to retire at night. A certain period each day was allotted for recreation with a special time set aside for the Master to explain spiritual subjects. After the new schedule was written up, it was pasted on a piece of cardboard and hung on the wall for each man to read.
Baba had sent Soonamasi and her daughter Khorshed from Ahmedabad to Ahmednagar with orders that they should remain there unless otherwise instructed. While Baba and the mandali were touring Gujarat, Soonamasi's husband Kaikhushru Masa became seriously ill in Bombay. Although Soonamasi received a telegram urging her to immediately come to Bombay, she did not go. In a few days another telegram was received about his condition, but Soonamasi obeyed the Master's orders and did not leave.