Touching Baba's feet and joining hands to him in obeisance was forbidden, but those close ones present were happy nonetheless, to see him after so long. Baba remained among the gathering for two hours, and then walked back up the hill.

According to Baba's orders, the mandali and others in India and abroad, who were able to and who wanted to, were fasting on only one meal a day. This was to be done for one and a half months, from 1 January to 15 February 1942. Although Baba was to travel on mast tours during this period, he too maintained the fast.

In addition, Baba had instructed his lovers to chant the seven names of God ("Hari, Paramatma, Allah, Ahuramazda, God, Yezdan, Hu") for a certain period every day. Baba had given the melody for this prayer, and it held great significance.

On 15 January, Baba left Meherabad by car with Baidul and Kaka to contact Chatti Baba and other masts in South India. He proceeded first to Hubli, where he recontacted two masts. One of these was the young saint called Dev Purush. A very advanced mast of the sixth plane, he sat completely naked on a stone. Dev Purush would not leave his chosen spot, and Baba remained with him for half an hour at 11:30 P.M. on the 16th. Baba also recontacted Chela, a silent mast who seldom ate.

Whenever Baba was with the masts no one was allowed to come near. Baba would not even permit any of the mandali to be present.

From Hubli, Baba journeyed to Nagapattinam, where on Sunday, 18 January 1942, he met Chatti Baba. Chatti Baba was wild with joy at seeing Baba, and like a child would not let go of him. Baba treated him most lovingly and embraced him heartily.

Baba also communed with another high sixth-plane mast-saint in Nagapattinam named Moti Baba. From there he left for Nagore, where he sat with Nagore Shah Wali for some time. Nagore, a very old man with a long white beard, dressed in fine clothes, but also had long fingernails.

From Nagore, Baba went to Miraj on the 21st, via Erode, Chinglepet, Raichur and Kurundwad. In Kurundwad, a jalali mast named Krishna was contacted, of whom Baba remarked that he had never seen such a restless mast anywhere. Krishna had two abodes: one was a maharaja's palace, where this mast was dressed like a prince; the other was the streets, where he wore rags.