It took three hours to cook the food, and when everything was ready it was indeed a feast. Sayyed Saheb and company cooked rice, curry and chutney. Bomanji and his helpers prepared pulao and "Bhagwan Stew." Mohan and his group bhakris or chapatis. Masaji's group cooked spinach and sweet and sour vegetables, while Kaka Shahane's family fried bhujias. Ramjoo and Ghani fried chilies, but in the hurry the chilies were burnt and had to be thrown out.
After the chanting of shlokas (Sanskrit poetry) and the singing of bhajans, Baba served the food in Sai Darbar and all happily partook of the meal. Baba also ate with them and later, between 9:30 and 10:30 P.M., the mandali played atya-patya in the moonlight. Coffee was prepared by Pesu and served to everyone. Baba retired at 11:30 to Meherabad Hill.
This was not the only time the mandali had been permitted better fare at Meherabad.
Sometimes, to give them a change, Baba would come in the mornings and announce, "Today we will have a cooking contest between Masaji and Chowdhary," for example, when Chowdhary was cooking for the Hindu mandali.
Each would work laboriously to outdo the other in preparing tasty vegetarian food. At lunch, the mandali would serve as the panel of judges.
Baba would dish out the food and ask, "Whose food was more tasty?"
The food was so delicious, the mandali would reply, "Well, it's hard to say ... We will have to have a second helping to decide."
According to Baba's wish, on Wednesday, 20 October 1926, a new seat was made for him under the neem tree.
Baba explained, "It will be difficult for me to continue going up and down the hill during the fast, and so it will be better for me to stay in lower Meherabad. By remaining at one place, I can also observe the activities going on here and attend to the complaints of those in charge."
A circular had been issued the previous day stating that taking Baba's darshan was prohibited.
The Table Cabin near the dhuni was shifted to a new spot, which required moving the nearby tailor's shop and storeroom to make space for it. At four in the afternoon, Baba occupied his new seat. It was here that Baba finished writing his secret book. The book was thought to have been completed during his second stay in Sai Darbar, but a few more "points" were added during Baba's stay on Meherabad Hill, and the final material was completed inside the small Table Cabin.