Their two hour maun (silence) was broken at six with shouts of "Shri Meher Baba ki jai!" and the work began as usual half an hour later.
From Sunday, 7 November 1926, Baba went on a fast, taking only water and nothing else. The building materials were divided into lots to be sold at a public auction, which was arranged by Adi's father Khansaheb and was held the next day. Handbills had been circulated in Ahmednagar, advertising the auction. As the sale was being held, Baba was seated in the Mess Quarters; as soon as it was concluded he entered the Makan.
Khansaheb also participated in the bidding and bought many of the items offered. He was initially surprised and then amused to find that among the items for sale were many things from his own household. From time to time, Gulmai would send things to be used at Meherabad without telling her husband, and now he found himself buying back his own property!
Inside the Makan, Baba warned Dhake to hold fast to his feet until the end and urged him to remain in Meherabad until he broke his silence.
Although the taking of Baba's darshan had been stopped for some time, visitors continued to flock to Meherabad. On 9 November, a crowd formed and Baba permitted them to take darshan. Noticing Pandoba whispering in Kaka Shahane's ear, Baba asked him what he had said. Pandoba replied, "I was saying that I wonder why the touching of your feet by outsiders is allowed, but it is forbidden to us."
Baba replied, "You want to touch my feet? All right, let's flip a coin. Heads you win; tails you lose."
Pandoba hesitated, but Dhake, Mohan Shahane, and his father urged him to take the chance. The coin was tossed and it was heads. Shouting Baba's Jai and without waiting to confirm Baba's permission, each of the mandali rushed forward, bowed, and kissed Baba's feet.
That day a farmer came to Baba and complained of the poor monsoon.
He prayed to him to bring rain, and Baba stated, "Don't worry; there will be plenty of rain. What is needed is to turn the key. It will happen as you wish."
No sooner had Baba finished writing this down than it started raining heavily. The iron sheet roof of the Makan had been taken down and sold, replaced by bamboo matting, and now rain poured into the building.