Adi returned to Ahmednagar on 3 December, and Padri was summoned on the 4th for instructions. 

From 30 November 1950, Baba began attending the Brabourne Stadium cricket series daily after his mast work was over. But a week later, on the morning of 5 December 1950, Baba was not in a good mood and canceled going that day. "I will rest all day," he stated, then added, "and we will not be going to any more matches, either." Chhagan had been on watch and reported that Baba had been in a foul temper all night.

At lunchtime all were eager to at least know the score of the match, but Baba's mood precluded turning on the radio. Suddenly, Baba himself wondered how the match was going, and asked that the radio be turned on. The first thing they heard was the news of the death of the sixth-plane saint Aurobindo Ghose the previous night at 1:30 A.M. Only then did everyone grasp the reason for Baba's mood. In the past, Baba had once mentioned that Aurobindo Ghose was a yogi who had advanced himself by his own efforts to the sixth plane and become a saint.

Baba now called for Aurobindo's photograph and placed it before him as he listened to accounts of his life on the radio. Later he explained to Adi Sr. what he had been doing: "I was pushing Aurobindo from the sixth to the seventh plane."

Having finished his mast work in Bombay, Baba and his companions returned to Mahabaleshwar on Wednesday, 6 December 1950, after an absence of 45 days. They drove there in two cars. Chhagan, Padri and Adi Jr. (who had also come to Bombay briefly) got down in Poona and returned to Ahmednagar from there.

Settled in Mahabaleshwar, Baba expressed a wish to remain in seclusion for 100 days. Padri was called to Mahabaleshwar, where he was given instructions to construct a small straw hut for this purpose.

Dr. Ghani and Gadekar had both done meritorious work for Baba in Poona. They, along with Khak Saheb, would discourse about Baba and their days spent with him. By drawing a number of persons to Baba, they were able to form a group, referred to collectively as the "Dr. Ghani group," or under Gadekar's musical direction as the "New Bhajan Mandali."