A site across the road from the Old Bungalow was commemorated during one of the most eventful weeks in the lives of Meher Baba and His close ones. In December of 1944, Baba had decided to celebrate Mehera's birthday publicly for the first time. One of the old mandali, Baba's maternal uncle Masaji, had been working to prepare for that celebration, when he died of heart failure in his room in the Old Bungalow on December 19th. Baba and the mandali carried his body in a coffin from there, which was buried at this specified site.

On the 21st, Arnavaz and Nariman Dadachanji were married in Ahmednagar. Their uncle, Framrose Dadachanji, (Chanji), another one of the early close mandali, had died four months earlier in Kashmir. On the 23rd, Baba called the guests who had come for the wedding, and all His local followers to meet at this spot at Meherabad. Baba had Chanji's bedding roll placed in a shallow pit, which was dug next to Masaji's grave. Adi Sr. then read a message that Baba had dictated for that occasion – the dedication of a future Memorial Tower to the departed disciples of the master. Then as Adi read each name from the list of the departed ones, Baba dropped a rose into the foundation pit.

The next morning, Baba's brother Adi Jr.'s wife, Gulu, died soon after giving birth to their son, Dara. But on the following day, as per Baba’s wish, Mehera's birthday was festively celebrated as planned.

Later in 1947, since the mandali had tolerated poor living conditions at Meherabad for over twenty years, Baba consented to new construction which came to be known as the Main Bungalow. The opening celebration was filmed on the morning of July 23, 1948. This new bungalow provided a large meeting hall, as well as living quarters, a kitchen, and bathing rooms for the men mandali. Meher Baba's meetings with His men disciples preceding the New Life took place here. The “Mandali Hall” was also used for meetings during the Sahavas programs in the 1950s. Mohammed Mast lived in the hall for many years before moving to another room in the building.

The photographs of Meher Baba and His parents above Baba's chair were placed there according to His instructions. Padri placed most of the other photos seen around the room in the 1970s. The wooden clock and Baba’s chair are also from His time.