Many years later, Marjorie recalled:
Before we left for India, Mother Hamilton instructed me to meet with Meher Baba when I was in India. I wasn't interested in meeting with him, but I did what I was told and asked about Meher Baba when we got to Bombay. We met some of his disciples and we were told that Baba was in seclusion and was not seeing visitors. I remember feeling greatly relieved because who was I to meet [such] a great man? Shortly after that, we got a message from a Baba devotee that Baba would meet with us.
I remember driving up to the small house where he was living. As we got close there was no doubt where we were going, because there was a strong magnetic pull that I felt. He hugged me as I entered. He said that he only decided to meet with us because of me. There was a man with Baba who did all the talking. It seemed to be telepathic, because there didn't seem to be any communication from Baba to this man.
After meeting Baba, the Ranney family spent the next few months driving their own car around India and visiting different spiritual places and personalities.1
Nearly 125 lovers (including Shantadevi) gathered at Meherazad on Saturday, 7 November 1964 to hear Habib Qawaal perform from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. Lata sang two songs, and Kokila a ghazal about Baba written by Afsar Seemani.
Noshir Irani had been staying at Meherazad, but left on 9 November. When Adi met Baba the next day, Baba seemed out of sorts. One reason was Baba's poor health. Since Dr. Grant's last visit, Baba had had heart pain or muscle cramps in his chest, once or twice, but they were of short duration. For the most part, it was less frequent and more bearable due to the medication that had been prescribed. But Baba still felt very weak. In addition to the pain, there was a feeling heaviness and pressure. Besides this, Baba developed an irritating itch and rash on both thighs and legs, but after a few days it went away.
Footnotes
- 1.Kenneth died the following year and Marjorie moved to Calcutta, where she lived for the next 30 years, although it appears she did not have any further contact with Baba.