MEHER  BABA'S

1924 : BRITISH INDIA

Meherabad to Daulatabad  - Car Trip

This was Meher Baba's first visit to Aurangabad and the surrounding district.

TRIP TO AURANGABAD

May 1924

It was decided on the 26th May, to drive to Aurangabad then to Daulatabad and onto the Ellora Caves in 2 cars, departing at 5:30am with 13 man mandali. The remaining people at Meherabad were to continue with their daily routines.

Adi K. Irani wrote - on the way, they came across the Imampur Ghats, 12 miles from Imampur. They halted at a village called Ghodegaon, where they took tea, before driving on to the town of Toka.

They finally arrived at Aurangabad and then later they looked for  a resting place.

Note : See the following map.

RD p.333

May 1924 Historical Timeline :

26th : The Johnson–Reed Act, officially the U.S. Immigration Act of 1924, was signed into law by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge to restrict the entry of non-white foreigners into the United States

- The Battle of Turubah, which would determine the fate of the region that would become Saudi Arabia.

May 1924 continued...

They had continuing car mishaps all the way to Daulatabad arriving at 6pm. Baba advised he wasn't keen travelling at night to the caves, so they returned to the rest house. Baba was not well during this time and had a sleepless night.

The following day, 27th May at 5am, the group all headed back to Meherabad,  experiencing more car troubles all the way.

During the next few days, Baba mentioned possibly going to Kashmir with the Mandali, then suddenly he changed his mind and decided to travel to Quetta in one car, giving Sarosh* instructions for him to drive, etc.  Later that day, Sarosh returned from Ahmednagar after consulting his father who was totally against his son going anywhere with Baba.

*Sarosh's family owned a car dealership in Ahmednagar and he was the manager.

RD p.334-5

May 1924 Historical Timeline :

27th : The English High Court granted an injunction to the investors of Harry Grindell Matthews, forbidding him from selling the rights to his "death ray" without their consent.

28th : The United States Border Patrol was created.

- The League of Nations demanded the secret of the "death ray" which British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews had claimed to have invented and which he had demonstrated on April 26.

- Max Wallraf was elected as the President of Germany's Reichstag, succeeding Paul Löbe.

29th : A munitions depot exploded two miles west of Bucharest. The city-shaking explosion caused many deaths and damaged the royal palace.

      SAROSH K. IRANI                                                          SAROSH MOTORS