With all in agreement, it was decided to go on tour for seven days and to leave that very morning! The men were eager to begin, but Baba suddenly changed his mind and decided that, instead of seven days, they would go out for only one day and return in the evening.
The gong was struck at exactly ten o'clock that morning, 21 September, and Baba chose 20 of the men and started on foot toward the village of Walki, a distance of six miles. Each one carried a sack for begging. The men were in good spirits and enjoyed the walk. The weather was perfect, with a few scattered clouds. Striding along, Sarosh played a harmonica, and others sang. The men on each side of Baba would lift him up while walking. On the way, Baba halted three or four times, asking the men whether they should proceed or return to Meherabad. A majority wished to go farther, so they continued. On the outskirts of Walki, they stopped under a tree. Sailor and another man were sent to search for a cool place, a garden or an orchard in which to camp, and Kaka Shahane was sent to order tea from a roadside stall.
Near the village, a poor woman recognized Baba and came forward for darshan. Baba asked her to bring food if it was possible.
“”The mandali remembered what Baba had said, "Eat only what is had by begging," so several men went off to the village to beg.
The villagers were suspicious and frightened at finding such unlikely looking beggars. Only the women and children were at home as their husbands were out working in the fields. Some gave them food, others told them to leave the village, and some were abusive. One old woman scolded Pendu and Sayyed Saheb, who were hefty in physique, "Earn your livelihood by hard work instead of begging from poor villagers!"
The ones who managed to beg food brought it to Baba, who poured everything together and distributed the "stew" among the mandali, saving the leftovers. Within a short time, the villagers came to know who the beggars really were, and many came for Baba's darshan. Those who had refused to offer food to the Master's disciples expressed regret at their misfortune for missing the opportunity when God in human form was at their very doorstep.
The villagers of Walki persisted in bringing food to Baba.
