MEHER  BABA'S

1924 : BRITISH INDIA

Karachi to Manghopir  - Car Trip

Baba arrived in Karachi on the 17th July. The following day 18th July, a large bungalow near the botanical garden & zoo, was arranged for him to stay in, along with the rest of the Mandali who would be arriving soon. Baba also inspected other plots of land in view for their permanent stay.

On the 19th July, Baba and the party went by car to Maghar-Pir ( Manghopir ) about 10 miles from Karachi.

This place had a shrine to a well-known saint and also several hot-water springs which many believed were waters with curing powers. Many lepers were present, hoping to be cured.

The rest of the group had arrived from Quetta including their luggage from Sukkur on the 20th July. Baba and the men mandali all agreed not to settle in Sukkur and so all prior transactions were cancelled and all affected parties were rewarded sufficiently.

RD p.346-351

July 1924 Historical Timeline :

17th : USS Barracuda, submarine "twice as large as any built previously for the United States Navy", was launched in New Hampshire.

18th : U.S. Vice Consul to Iran Robert Imbrie was beaten to death by an angry mob in Tehran after he photographed a gathering at a sacred watering place where a miracle was said to have taken place.

19th : The Napalpí massacre occurred in Argentina when 400 indigenous Toba people were killed by Argentine police and ranchers.

20th : Tehran was placed under martial law.

LEPER COLONY, MANGHAR-PIR, KARACHI