Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Dust Fell Here

C hapter 5 a t emple in B hu B aneswar

Çréla Gurudeva went back to Bhubaneswar and arranged for the electricity, in anticipation of Çréla Prabhupäda’s visit. Later in 1976 Gurudeva received another letter from Çréla Prabhupäda:

My dear Gaura Govinda, Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated 30/11/76.

Yes, as soon as we get electricity, the sooner it will be fit for my coming there. For my translation work I require electricity. I am going to Wardha on the 17th. Find out the travel arrangements from Wardha to Bhubaneswar. Whether there is a direct railway line? Or are there airplane flights from Nagpur to Bhubaneswar?

Hoping this would meet you in good health. Your ever well-wisher, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

N.B., I have just now received your letter dated 8/12/76. You may come to meet me in Hyderabad before the 17th or come to Bombay by the 22nd.3

Then in a letter from Hyderabad dated 14 December, 1976, Çréla Prabhupäda wrote to Gurukrpa:

…Please keep the money you have in the bank. I am thinking of one temple in Bhubaneswar. It will be required later on. India is poor. Hawaii already has a building. A temple is required, but not very urgent. As it is convenient, we can do it. Because our devotees are not allowed to enter into the Jagannätha’s temple in Puri I’m thinking to build a duplicate temple at Bhubaneshwar. You are welcome to come to India. When you come, we will begin the Bhubaneswar temple by the 15th of January.