At 11:30 the queue ended and Baba asked for the arti to be sung. Madhusudan and party started singing the arti and about 4,000 other lovers joined in. Some women stepped forward with a flame on a platter and waved it in the usual ritualistic fashion in front of Baba. After arti, there were cheers of "Avatar Meher Baba Ki Jai;" while Eruch and myself supported Baba who was waving to the crowd. Baba walked to the back of the dais and behind the curtain where His wheel chair was awaiting Him. We seated Baba in it and took Him into the dining room. Baba complained of severe pain in his hip and neck. The strain of the darshan had been too much for His frail body. Eruch and I tried to relieve the pain by massaging His legs. Baba's face conveyed that He was in agony. His suffering almost brought tears to our eyes After about three minutes, Baba gestured that Eruch and I should leave.

When we came back to the dais, all the garlands that had been piled up during the darshan had been distributed to the lovers as prasad. Even a few petals lying here and there were eagerly sought for.

In the afternoon, Baba was in the side room at 3:45 sitting on a sofachair in his silk shorts under a fan. Some lovers had been asked to come in the afternoon. Many others took advantage of this occasion and there were about 100 lovers present. Many things transpired between each individual and The Individual, but I give here only a few incidents which may be of interest to the reader.

Baba said to the Vijayawada lovers, when they presented to Him an album containing pictures of their recent Baba birthday exhibition. "Baba has heard all about the exhibition and is very happy with the labor of love of the workers at Vijayawada. "

Someone talked about Mr. N. S. Moorty who had arranged a public program at Tirupathi during Babas last birthday celebrations. Tirupathi is an orthodox place of pilgrimage of Lord Venkateswara. It was really daring on the part of Mr. Moorty to have arranged a Baba program in this town. Since I had been the speaker at Tirupathi, Baba asked me, "Did you say Baba is God in human form?" I replied in the affirmative.

Baba was very happy about the work done in the cause of Truth by Mr. M. R. Appa Rao, Minister for Excise and Prohibition and Social Welfare in Andhra Pradesh. Baba said to him, "I know all that you do. I am pleased with your work."

Turning to one lover Baba asked, "Do you actually know that I am God?" He replied, "No, Baba" Baba said, "When I break My . silence, My suffering will come to an end and the world will know and feel that I am God. My suffering is physical, mental and spiritual.