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office at 9:00 A.M. by bus for Meherazad, meet Mehera between 10:00 and 12:00 and then be with Baba from 12:00 to 5:00 P.M.

 

The Ahmednagar railway and bus station staff were quite flabbergasted to see such large crowds of women coming on the 22nd evening. Adi and the local Baba Center volunteers were on their toes receiving the guests. I am told that the strain of all arrangements at Meherazad was borne by Pendu, Naja and others and at Ahmednagar by the members of Avatar Meher Baba Ahmednagar Center — especially Chagan, Vaman and Rangole. Ahmednagar has no deluxe hotels to lodge such a large number of women (250), with the result that every available place was filled to twice its normal capacity. The Parsee fire temple at "Nagar" lodged the major number of Parsee lovers. The head priest in the temple was at his wits' end trying to reply to the cheerfully cackling crowd. They pulled his leg much too often and he seemed to enjoy it! His generosity welled over and he gave them a sumptuous dinner so that they might rest quietly at night, but they did not stop their chattering and jabbering until a little after 11:00 P.M.

 

The head priest was virtually pulled out of his bed at 3:15 A.M. on that cold morning of the 23rd and before he knew what was happening there were a dozen women shouting all together that they wanted warm water for their baths. The dazed priest with his clogged brain could not take in the situation and went round to the kitchen for a cup of tea, but the women buzzed about him like bees and he ultimately gave in and began lighting the boiler. All servants were up and then there was a mad rush for the bathrooms. All were to get ready by 7:00 A.M. instead of 9:00 as Baba wanted everyone early. There were the usual squabbles amongst the women —"She takes a long time for her bath" and "She needs a lot of hot water," and ― and! The head priest had got a piping hot breakfast ready by 6:00 A.M. Everyone was ready long before the buses arrived.

 

The hooting of the buses sent cheers through the crowd as each one scrambled into them. Our luggage was loaded on top of the bus and soon we reached Adi’s office. One busload of women from another hotel had already reached his office. After a few exchanges of hello's, the other bus left for Meherazad. We left soon after them, though jealous that they would get a few minutes more with the Beloved. A glorious sun rose on the horizon and its beams playing on the dew-covered fields reminded one of the Son of our heavenly Father at Meherazad, playing His divine game in the arena of this world. The cool morning breeze smacked into our faces as

 

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