What happened to the wooden plank that Maharaj used to sleep on, and why did he get rid of it?

The suspended plank became a source of great curiosity and distraction for the public. According to the account in Chapter 0, Maharaj hung a wooden plank from the Masjid's rafters and slept on it, with four lit lamps at the corners. Many people were intrigued by this sight and would gather to watch, trying to see how he got up to or down from the plank, a feat no one ever witnessed. As mentioned in Chapter 0, because so many people started gathering to see this spectacle, Maharaj one day broke the plank to remove this distraction.