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www.bcswami.comindustries that make various types of automobiles and motorcycles and scooters andthings, a big industrialist. One day the two of them came to see Srila Prabhupada andseeing Srila Prabhupada’s health condition, they suggested that Prabhupada went toHrishikesh, at the foothills of the Himalayas, next to the Ganges. Because they wereproposing that maybe the Ganges water and that area will help Srila Prabhupada torecuperate. And Prabhupada was travelling so extensively, so his body was naturallyexhausted.So they suggested that Prabhupada went to Hrishikesh and they actually arranged a housefor Srila Prabhupada. They were very wealthy people, very influential people. I don’tthink that house belonged to them, but it was one of the relative’s house or something. Atthat time that was the most beautiful house in Hrishikesh. Now, of course, many, manybig buildings have come up, but those days that was just the picturesque building on thebank of the river Ganges.So they proposed that Prabhupada went to Hrishikesh and Prabhupada also liked the idea.He said he’d never been to Hrishikesh before. And he also thought that Ganges, beingnext to Ganges will be good and Ganges water will be good to drink. So thenarrangements were made and three of us accompanied Srila Prabhupada. We flew toDelhi and from Delhi we drove to Hrishikesh. Tamal Krishna Maharaja, Upendra prabhuand myself. Already some other devotees were in Hrishikesh to make the arrangementsfor Srila Prabhupada. Trivikrama Maharaja was there, Pramana Swami and Vira Prakasha[?] Swami. They were already there and few other devotees I don’t remember.So we came to Hrishikesh. It’s a beautiful place and when we arrived, Prabhupadawanted to drink some water. Upendra prabhu brought some water, but Prabhupada didn’tlike the idea. Prabhupada said: “Did I come all the way to Hrishikesh just to drink tapwater?” So I immediately got the idea and I heard Prabhupada saying that when you go toHrishikesh you drink only Ganga water. I immediately took the pot and ran to the Gangesand brought the water and served it to Srila Prabhupada. And Prabhupada drank it and hewas very happy with that water of the Ganges.Prabhupada was optimistic that his health condition would improve. So we were servingSrila Prabhupada. Few other devotees also came and joined. One was Yadubara prabhu.He was filming at that time Srila Prabhupada. So he came to Hrishikesh, or he came toIndia with the project to film Srila Prabhupada. So he was there and then, besidesTrivikrama Maharaja, Vira Prakasha Maharaja and Pramana Swami, there was alsoGauridasa Pandita. He was Tamal Krishna Maharaja’s servant, he was serving TamalKrishna Maharaja. Pradyumna prabhu joined us, after a few days. He was Prabhupada’sSanskrit editor.So we were there serving Srila Prabhupada. It was very nice and Prabhupada was veryrelaxed for at least for first few days. In the evening Prabhupada used to give darshana.Hrishikesh being a very place, a place of pilgrimage, many pious people come there andSrila Prabhupada used to give darshana in the evening. Many, many people used to cometo see Srila Prabhupada. The news spread that Srila Prabhupada came to Hrishikesh andwww.iskcondesiretree.com