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scene suddenly. That evening at four, a harikatha function
was arranged by a devotee to be performed at his house by
an old haridas of the village. Of course Eamdas attended it
with Ramcharandas and Bhavanishankerrao. Xow the last
two 'would not, in the ordinary course, remain in the town
after five in the evening, but would run up to the
neighbouring hillocks and spend the nights together in
meditation and repetition of Ramnam. When kirtan was
still going on they left the place at the usual time and
disappeared on the hills.
A mysterious event now took place. Some devotees of
Anjangaum (the last village visited by Ramdas) who were
away when he was there, but who had seen him at the time
of Ms visit over a year before, were hastening to Angar
with the object of meeting him. On their way they
happened to pass the hill on which Ramcharandas and
Bhavanishankerrao were sitting. Strangely enongh, they
beheld, as they approached the hill, three men sitting in a
line, Ramdas in the middle and the other two, one on each
side. They were not surprised. They thought that he in
company with the two friends must have gone to the hills
for an evening spell. They did not like to disturb the trio,
since they discovered them, in a state of meditation.
They proceeded straight to Angar hoping to meet Ramdas
on his return at nightfall. As they entered the village, they
heard the sound of cymbals at the kirtan party, and led by
the sound they came to it. But what was their astonishment
to see Ramdas sitting in the assembly attending- to the
kirtan, while they had clearly seen bim on tbe hillock
which they had passed a little while ago! He was on the
hills and at the same time at the kirtan party too! They
were bewildered. They related the matter to the brahman
Eanidas who formed one of the assembly at the per-
formance- This miraculous incident produced no small
effect on the brahman.
At about eight o'clock that night he met Ramdas at a
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