354 IN THE VISION OF GOD
an-hour and the doctor in the end came off triumphant.
The pandit left the place grumbling and disappointed.
At dusk by the last motor-bits Ramcharandas also
turned up. He had brought the woollen dress for himself
and also for Ramdas. The same evening Ramdas met a
relation of the doctor, who arranged to provide him with
a long woollen cloak and an umbrella. God, when He wills
to shower His favour on his children, does so unasked
and in such profusion that they get dazed and bewildered.
On the following day the crowd of pilgrims moved on-
ward and the hospital camp followed suit—so also Ramdas
and Ramcharandas with two sturdy pandits, servants of
the doctor, who kept him company. The doctor rode on
horseback.
By evening they reached the second stage of their
journey, Phelgaon. The hospital camp was fixed on a vast
plain near the bank of the river. Now Phelgaon is a most
captivating place-lofty mountains on one side, a dense
forest of firs and tall poplars on the other, and the smooth
running- river in the plateau of the valley. The vast open
space with the enchanting borders lent sublimity and a
unique fascination to the place. The glorious landscapes
of Kashmir have been attracting tourists from various parts
of the world. The charm and beauty of the landscapes,
it is said, compare favourably with the world-famous
sights and views of Switzerland.
In Phelgaon, in the thick crowds of pilgrims, Ramdas
discovered Balak Ram Paramahans. When he so un-
expectedly met Ramdas his joy knew no bounds. Ramdas
found Mm still a slave to ganja smoking. He asked
Ramdas for a cloth, and he parted with the spare
one he had. He later learnt that Balak Ram had not
been permitted to proceed further up to Amarnath by the
police a& he ran amok and began to assault the peaceful
pilgrims, and the police drove him out of Srinagar to
Rawalpindi.