He also ordered that there be a 24-hour kirtan, and he told the devotees that the kirtan is actually installing the Deities.
Ravindra Swarupa das : We had gotten local brahmanas to install the Deities because Prabhupada said that without them doing it, the people wouldn't think the Deities were really installed. This is Prabhupada at the installation. So at one point in the ceremony, they had to bring Prabhupada out. I guess he was the yajamana or the sponsor of the sacrifice, and he had to participate in some of the rituals. You just notice how Prabhupada sits here, quite I don't know what to say submissively enduring the ritual of the brahmanas.
He also ordered that there be a 24-hour kirtan, and he told the devotees that the kirtan is actually installing the Deities. But they were quite elaborate, the rituals. You see how they do their coconuts up, the real style. Pradyumna was busy taking notes.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Rabindra Swarup Dasa
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