Kokila and Rustom Kaka each sang a song, after which darshan commenced. Baba was seated in his wheelchair on the verandah and all filed past him from below with folded hands. Baba seemed "far, far away" while giving darshan, and rarely looked directly at the individuals coming before him, though he was moving his hands back and forth to his chest accepting their homage.
At one point, he remarked, "Look at me well ... When I give my darshan in Poona, you will not be seeing me as you see me now."
After everyone had their turn, Baba was wheeled back to his room. A buffet lunch was served to the guests. At first, considering his health, it seemed it would be impossible for Baba to sit through the function, but he surprised them by spending more time on the verandah than originally scheduled. In his room, Baba sent for Meherjee, who shed tears at seeing Baba looking so frail and weak.
On the morning of Monday, 23 December, Dara and Amrit were married in a civil ceremony in Ahmednagar at 8:00 A.M. at Sarosh's home, Viloo Villa, and they then came to Meherazad to receive Baba's blessings, as did the same 200 guests who had come the previous day. Before the functions started, Baba called his Poona workers — Sadashiv Patil, Soman and Kamble — to his room. Sadashiv burst out weeping, seeing Baba in such poor health.
Baba assured him, "I will be all right very soon and give darshan to my lovers."
Despite his serious condition, Baba cheered everyone up by joking and pretending that his physical infirmity was nothing. Still, the lovers could see his condition for themselves and had the "darshan" of his suffering.
Baba was wheeled onto the verandah and blessed Amrit and Dara. Sarosh's little granddaughter, Homai, gave a dance performance. They brought a tape recorder with music to accompany the dance, but it did not work, so Sarosh's daughter Gulnar had to clap out the beat.
Baba told the gathering, "Remember, this body you see is not me. I am the Ocean — the Ocean of Infinite Love. The time has come to show the world I am the Avatar."
Then something amusing happened. For several days now Kaka had begun performing a "unique" kirtan. He would clap his hands together and repeat, "Ho, ho, ho!" which would send the mandali and Baba into fits of laughter. Kaka walked onto the verandah and began his kirtan, and Kumar and Elcha Mistry joined him, which those present heartily enjoyed.