Meher Baba was from India & Pete used him as some sort of "spiritual leader" and said of him; "Baba is the Avatar of the age-the messiah". However blasphemous, Pete thought highly of him and Baba did get Pete to renounce dope and to look at the "love" generation with a skeptical eye.
Pete had many portraits of Baba in his house. Baba O'Riley was actually named after Meher Baba and some obscure composer named Terry Riley.
Whether all of Baba's influence was good, I don't know. His dislike for drugs has probably kept Pete alive all these years!
That pic of Daltry is probably only the third time I have seen him in a suit, the other two times were for Keith and John's funeral.
Do yourself a favor and go buy the reissued, remastered extended version of "Live at Leeds" The entire concert
, including all of Tommy.
Have alook at the reviews
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NB0H/qid=1107980927/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1456456-5206262?v=glance&s=music&n=507846