Mehera wept on behalf of the entire universe, as tears from all creation fell from her eyes. Goher and Naja also cried continuously, but Mani and the men remained resolutely dry-eyed.

The stretcher carrying Baba's body was placed inside the ambulance on the seat, and Eruch and Bhau sat next to it. A loud cry of "Avatar Meher Baba ki jai!" was raised and, physically leaving Meherazad forever, the Beloved's form was driven to Meherabad. Both the men and women mandali followed in cars. The body of the Ancient One quietly passed through the town of Ahmednagar without anyone having an inkling of it.

The ambulance reached Meherabad at about 6:00 P.M., and Padri sat in front next to the driver to guide him up the hill to the Tomb. Slowly the ambulance drove up Meherabad Hill, as the sun of the Divine One's life on Earth was setting and the Moon of a new beginning rose in the evening sky.

The ambulance stopped opposite Baba's Tin Cabin, and the stretcher was lifted from it and placed inside the cabin just opposite the door. Mani brought the record player and played Begin the Beguine inside the cabin. 

At seven o'clock that evening, Padri announced that the stone flooring of the crypt had been removed and its bottom dug one foot deeper. The Tomb was ready. The activity had alerted the villagers that something had happened, and the news that Meher Baba had dropped his body spread quickly.

Amidst cries of "Avatar Meher Baba ki jai!" the stretcher was lifted and carried from the cabin to the entrance of the Tomb. Baba was taken inside on the stretcher head first and placed on the side of the crypt. The wooden plank on which Baba was to be placed was first lowered inside. Eruch placed three stone slabs that had been removed from the crypt's floor under the board, where Baba's head would be placed. The plank was therefore at a slant with Baba's head raised about four inches.