At the same time, a large congregation of Buddhists headed by the Tibetan Dalai Lama was meeting in Sarnath (a village near Benares, where Buddha first preached over 2,500 years ago).
Baba commented, "It is of great significance to find so many Catholics from all over the world headed by the Pope, and so many Buddhists from all over the world headed by the Dalai Lama to have congregated at the same time in two different places in India during my present advent."
Noshir Irani returned from a trip to Hamirpur on 1 December 1964 and resumed his stay at Meherazad. Sanjeevani Dhakephalkar had also gone to Hamirpur as Baba's representative, and she came to Meherazad with Dhake on the 6th to give an account of their trip. Rama, Sheela and Mehernath came with them. Donkin returned to Meherabad from England on the 7th and saw Baba at Meherazad at 2:00 P.M. on the 11th.
Harjiwan Lal of Delhi had recently been to England to bring back his son Inder, who was suffering from depression. They were permitted to come to Meherazad at 10:00 A.M. on 10 December 1964. Baba advised Inder not to worry about anything, but to remain in India and regain his health. Baba also told him to write to Baba once a month, and to attend the gathering in May.
From the afternoon of Wednesday, 16 December 1964, Baba began having great pain while putting any weight on his hip joint. The pain continued the following day, and Goher speculated that perhaps a tiny chip of bone was hurting the inside of the joint, as had happened before. Don was called to examine Baba at 1:30 P.M. on the 17th, and Padri came with him.
On 15 December, Baba's brother Adi Jr. arrived in Ahmednagar from England with his wife Franey, and their two children, Dara and Shireen. They met Baba on the morning of the 17th. Adi Jr. was allowed to visit Meherazad often, and on a number of occasions (with Baba's permission), he brought the entire family.
In mid-December 1964, unexpectedly, a few Western women were allowed to see Baba as well. One was Clarice Adams' daughter, Cynthia, 21. After finishing her college studies in Melbourne, Cynthia began making plans to tour India with a friend named Janice Camm (who was not devoted to Baba). Cynthia wrote to Francis asking if there was any possibility of her seeing Baba. Francis replied that Baba was in the strictest of seclusions, and there was not the least possibility. Cynthia expected as much, and left on a ship with some other Australian university students.