Baba then kissed Pleader's cheeks, his head, his forehead, his hands and passed his hand over his body in love and blessing. Pleader was then carried to the ambulance. Baba stood by and watched. "I have no pain now, Baba," Pleader told him. "Make me sleep in Meherabad."
Baba replied, "Very soon now I will make you sleep in me, and your physical remains will mix with the earth of Meherabad."
Pleader thanked him and the ambulance drove off for Meherabad, where Don did his utmost to give him the best possible treatment and see that he was comfortable.
Baba's 66th birthday was celebrated with great pomp on Thursday, 25 February 1960. Celebrations were held all over India in different centers dedicated to him. In Meherazad it was observed in simple fashion. At 5:00 A.M. both the men and women mandali shouted his name. Baba was wearing a new pink coat and Mehera garlanded him. Meherdas and the Meherazad servant boys had decorated the hall and erected a small stage. They dressed up in costumes and presented an enactment of Lord Shiva and his heavenly contingent coming down from the heavens to pay homage to Baba on his birthday.
Francis then read out a birthday ode to Baba. The women returned to their quarters, and Eruch began reading out the birthday letters and telegrams. After some time an automobile arrived. It was a 1956 blue DeSoto, which Nariman and Arnavaz had purchased as a birthday present for Baba. Homa Dadachanji had driven it from Bombay and said that, besides the car, the couple wished to contribute its entire maintenance costs. Baba accepted their loving and practical gift and then went for a short drive with Homa. Until this time Baba had been using Nariman's Ambassador.
At eight o'clock that morning, Baba washed the feet of and bowed down to 60 schoolboys from Pimpalgaon Village. Each was given a new shirt, a pair of shorts and a packet of sweetmeats as prasad. Chhagan brought the lunch that day for Baba.
In the afternoon Meherdas and the other men performed a number of humorous skits. The first was about Prahlad, a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu, who was tortured for his faith by his father, a cruel king. In the second sketch, Kaka played the role of a rich man and Pukar his fat wife. The third was about a false sadhu. Baba enjoyed the performances, remarking the best part was when Kaka's false mustache fell off and he calmly picked it up and stuck it back on.