By 4:30 A.M., on Friday, 7 February 1969, all had gathered at the Tomb. Twenty minutes later the women mandali entered. Everyone stood and repeatedly sang the line Baba had given to Bhau, "Satchitananda, Paramanand, Meher Baba Vidnyanand." Several thousand were present and exactly at five o'clock, all joined in three loud cheers of "Avatar Meher Baba ki jai!"
The women garlanded Baba, the doors of the Tomb were opened and they departed. The final darshan began. Only a very few were allowed to descend into the crypt and touch Baba's feet. There simply was not enough time for everyone to have that privilege. After 7:00 A.M., no one was allowed to enter the Tomb except the two men on duty, one at the door and the one fanning Baba. Many were given the privilege of this duty for two minutes each.
After sunrise there was a tremendous rush of people to Meherabad, as newspapers in Poona, Ahmednagar and other areas publicized that 7 February would be the final day of darshan and Baba's body would be interred at 12:15 P.M., exactly seven days after he dropped his body.
Mohammed Mast was led up to the Tomb by Padri and Sidhu from lower Meherabad. Mohammed stood at the threshold of the Tomb, but would not step inside even when urged to do so. He kept repeating in Marathi, " Pahile [seen], pahile !" and then " Bus [enough], bus !" and he was taken back to his room.
By 11:20 A.M. everyone present had taken their last darshan of Baba's body. Aneece Hassen took some film footage inside the Tomb. Exactly at 12:00 noon, Kenmore said the Master's Prayer, and at 12:15 P.M. again three loud cheers of "Avatar Meher Baba ki jai!" rang out. The doors of the Tomb were closed temporarily, while Baba was covered with a clean sheet. Eruch removed the ice blocks, passing them to the other mandali who stood around the crypt. These were passed to the Westerners who stood outside. When all the blocks were removed, the pink cloth around Baba's head was changed for the last time. His hair was brushed, the scarf around his head straightened, dust particles on his face gently wiped away, and he was adorned with fresh roses.