Meher Baba's Life & Travels
MADHYA PRADESH STATE ( MP )
1923 VISIT
1924 VISIT
August 1924
On the 2nd of August, Meher Baba departed Bombay by train for Madras and then after a couple of days they departed by train to Ooty in the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India. 4 men Mandali - Beheramji Irani, Padri Driver, Gustadji Hansotia and Baily Irani, travelled with him until they returned to Madras. Here, Baily left and returned to Poona and the group continued to Calcutta in the north-east on the 9th August by train, spending a few days there.
On the 12th of August, they commenced their journey by train for Hardwar in the north of India at the foothills of the Himalayas. After visiting Rishikesh nearby, they decided to head to Central India mostly by train.
BEHERAM H.
IRANI PADRI
DRIVER GUSTADJI
HANSOTIA
August continued ...
The story continues....
They then departed for Bhopal the next day, 19th August, changing at Lucknow. Padri was sent to Benares to meet with Sadashiv, and from there he was to proceed to Baroda, where they would all join up.
* Laksa to Moradabad - 141 kms / 88 miles ( rail )
August continued ...
Baba and the remaining men, changed trains at Jhansi and arrived in Bhopal on 20th Aug. in the afternoon, Baba again went to look for sadhus. Adi arrived from Ahmednager and pleaded with Baba to end his wandering and to come back to Meherabad. That night they left for Ratlam, Beheramji was sent ahead to Baroda (Vadodara) to make arrangements.
LM p.671-5
RD p.359-362
Note : The above paragraph mentions 3 distinct rail sections between Lucknow & Ratlam. The following list mentions these rail sections of this journey.
* Lucknow to Jhansi : 312 kms / 194 miles ( rail )
* Jhansi to Bhopal : 292 kms / 141 miles ( rail )
* Bhopal to Ratlam : 285 kms / 177 miles ( rail )
The full details of this trip around India can be read on Chapter 7 of Meher Baba's life.
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