Baba gave darshan to about five hundred of his Bombay lovers at Ashiana that afternoon, including Irene Conybeare, who had arrived in Bombay the day before from America. Baba sent her ahead with Meherjee to Kanpur by first class train, so that she could attend the mass darshan program at Hamirpur.

In the evening, Baba again contacted masts, the last of whom was Umar Baba. He was a mast-saint and one of the spiritual chargemen of Bombay.

MEHER BABA left for Kanpur by train in a crowded third class coach on the night of Sunday, November 16th. He gave each of the mandali with him a line on which to compose a rhyme. Those whose rhymes turned out well were given rewards. Brother Jal and Dhake narrated humorous stories to Baba, keeping him in a cheerful mood. Shatrugna Kumar would also tell him stories. Each of the close mandali were given individual responsibilities throughout the trip. After travelling for a day and two nights, they reached Kanpur early in the morning of November 18th, where they were joined by Meherjee and Irene Conybeare.

Baba's lodging was arranged in the villa of a magistrate, and the house of Bhavani Prasad Nigam was made available for the mandali. Keshav Nigam, Pukar, Bhavani Prasad, Shripat Sahai, Laxmichand Paliwal and Shital Prasad Nigam had made the best possible arrangements, and the lovers of the district had dedicated themselves in Baba's service.

From Kanpur station, they drove on sixty miles of dirt roads to Hamirpur, arriving at 10 A.M. Irene rode with Baba in his car. "You will see the real India," he remarked to her. A pontoon bridge over the Jumna River was opened for traffic that day, and Baba's car was the first to cross it.

For the next ten days, from the 18th to the 27th of November, Baba gave darshan to the masses at various places in Hamirpur district. Wherever he went crowds gathered, nothing but a sea of humanity could be seen. As a moth that goes mad for the flame regardless of the danger to its life – such was the condition of the masses of Hamirpur during the darshan programs given by Baba during the Fiery Free Life.