On Saturday, 10 November 1962, Baba, along with the men and women mandali, left Poona for Meherazad. Adi drove him in Meherjee's car, followed by the DeSoto driven by Shaikh, and Adi's car driven by Waman. At 8:00 A.M. Baba stopped at Bund Gardens, where the Poona lovers had assembled. About 65 of the Westerners, including Elizabeth, Kitty, Jane, Wendy and Charles Haynes, Darwin Shaw and family, Ruth White and Bili Eaton, were also waiting for him there. They had been delayed because of a problem in booking their return flights. Baba sat in a chair for a while, and departed after his arti was sung. Baba's lovers pressed around his car to kiss his outstretched hand as he left.

The sight of the East-West Gathering thrilled and pleased Age. In Baba's love, a vast array of individuals had become one family, whereby distinctions of race, sect, class and religion were wiped away. It was the first time in this cycle that Age had witnessed such a spectacle. Age had listened attentively when the Avatar declared that he was the Father of the whole universe and all its inhabitants his children. Neither East nor West remained. A small portion of humanity had become one family, which, over the years, will grow into a universal family of all mankind. Age collected much material for its record to help facilitate this.

Jane Haynes has perhaps summed up the feeling of many who participated in this unique gathering when she wrote:

The East-West Gathering was unprecedented. It was the only time in our lives that we ever experienced what Baba calls oneness. You hear about it and read about it and try to understand, when Baba says to try to find him in everyone, that we are all one. But because of our false self, it is one thing to hear it, another to experience it.

We actually experienced oneness under the pandal. There were people of every color, race and creed present. But with the Beloved sitting there, moving his beautiful hands like a symphony conductor, it seemed as though it was one heartbeat. It felt like we were one person sitting there. Every single soul felt that he or she was the only one in the whole world, and Baba was giving him or her something special. His divinity made us feel that way.

Bund Gardens 10 November 1962

On Baba's return to Meherazad, he instructed Bhau to write a book on the East-West Gathering. But because of his nightwatch duty and other engagements during the day, Bhau had not been present for many of the proceedings. Among the mandali, only Eruch and Francis fully participated at every program. Eruch read Baba's signs and gestures, and Francis was with the Australians and other Westerners. Therefore, when Bhau expressed his inability to write a full account, Baba asked Francis to do it, which he executed to Baba's full satisfaction.