He was released on the 9th. On Sunday, 6 September 1964, Baba too was taken to Ranade's Clinic for an X-ray of his kidneys. He went at 9:30 A.M. with Eruch and Goher. Adi had gone in advance to make sure everything was ready.
There had been insufficient rain that year, and the farmers' crops in Ahmednagar District were failing. Drinking water was likewise becoming a problem, as the wells were drying up. Around noon on the 6th, after Baba had returned from Ahmednagar, 30 Arangaon villagers came to Meherazad in bullock carts, singing the whole distance of about fifteen miles. They hesitated to enter the compound because of Baba's seclusion, but hearing their ringing acclamations, Pendu went to speak with them. Coming back, he informed Baba, who called them into the hall at 3:00 P.M.
"Tell me truthfully, why have you come here?" Baba asked.
They told him of the critical water situation and impending famine and asked for his blessing of rain.
Baba replied, "Don't worry; I will see to it."
He distributed prasad, and after ten minutes the villagers left. On their way back, rain began falling. Hailing Baba, they reached Arangaon. From the 9th, heavy rain fell continuously for three days, and thus a drought was averted.
Despite Baba's circular that he wished to remain undisturbed in seclusion, Amiya Kumar Hazra of Jabalpur had taken a chance, and come with his mother to Ahmednagar on 5 September. Adi upbraided him for coming without permission. Hazra was facing an emotional family crisis (tension between his wife and mother), so he appealed to Eruch in writing to ask Baba for an audience. Baba relented and sorted out his difficulties. When Ram Lakhan Sharma heard of Hazra's success, he too traveled to Meherazad with a friend and saw Baba on the 14th, much to Adi's chagrin over their disregard for Baba's instructions.
On 10 September 1964, Naggu, her husband Ravi, along with their infant son Sunil, were permitted to see Baba. Five days later, on the 15th, over 60 villagers came to Meherazad to express their gratitude to Baba for the rain. Baba met with them lovingly. They garlanded him and he handed each some prasad of sweets. He asked some to sing and others to speak of their activities at the Arangaon Center. This led to points of dispute and disagreements that had arisen among them in doing the work.