Meanwhile, the Ahmednagar lovers and Center workers were eager for Baba's darshan, and prayed to him for it. Because of his seclusion, they had not been able to see Baba for a long time. Lovers in Andhra also wrote requesting darshan, and so, Baba decided to give darshan on Monday, 4 January 1960, at the Ahmednagar Center. The large room at Khushru Quarters which served as the Center was cleaned, and the entire area decorated with a stage and pandal. Baba arrived with the mandali in Adi's car (driven by Waman) at 8:30 A.M. Alighting from the car, he first entered the hall, where he remained for several minutes.
He asked Adi Sr. about the Andhra lovers who were to arrive that morning. Adi told him the Andhra lovers were eager to see Meherabad and Meherazad also.
Baba replied, "Since I have come to Ahmednagar, there is no use in their going to Meherazad." But out of his love for them, he added, "I will leave Ahmednagar at ten o'clock instead of at eleven and meet them at Meherazad."
The Andhra group arrived at Khushru Quarters at 8:45 A.M., 65 in all, led by Chinta Sarvarao, Majety Ramamohan Rao and Manikyala Rao. Coming out of the meeting hall, Baba was led to a large room where the Ahmednagar lovers and Andhra lovers were awaiting his arrival. The moment he stepped into the room, the song Pyare, chalo, Meher darbar! (Dear ones, let's go to the court of Meher!) greeted him. After he had taken his seat, the Andhra lovers approached him first with burning camphor, garlands of flowers, baskets of fruit and sweets. Manikyala Rao introduced everyone, one by one, and Baba embraced and kissed them on both cheeks.
Besides two photographs, one of the women offered Baba a letter which contained a description of how, during Baba's recent seclusion, a large number of his women devotees in Masulipatnam had done his nam-japa continuously throughout the period of his seclusion. The lady who had handed him the letter stood transfixed by Baba for a long time, and would not budge, despite requests that she move on. Baba looked radiantly happy meeting his lovers.
Afterwards, the local populace of Ahmednagar came. Baba had stated he could not embrace the hundreds gathered, because it would take too much time and he wanted to return early to Meherazad to meet the Andhra lovers who had traveled the long distance (a two-day train journey) to meet him for just a few hours. Despite Baba's declaration, some of his old lovers could not keep themselves from embracing him, and many of the mothers laid their babies and infants at his feet for his touch.