Meher Today – 17th August

17 August 1925

On Monday, 17 August 1925, one of Meher Baba’s five Masters, Tajuddin Baba, dropped his physical form in Nagpur.

A great crowd of over 30,000 people marched through the city in the funeral procession. It was a few days before the Meherabad community were able to confirm the Master’s passing through the newspapers.

17 August 1949

Baba decides to take four of his women mandali on the New Life: Mehera, Mani, Meheru and Goher. He also decides where the other women mandali will stay during the New Life.

17 August 1956

Baba left Colombo at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, 17 August 1956 and landed in Bombay at 1:00 P.M. the same day. Age noted, “The Avatar had circled the globe in 30 days, flying 30,000 miles over five continents.”

Source : Lordmeher.org