I thought there would be some fanaticism
Hari Sauri das: We were all sitting on the stage facing Prabhupada and everybody else was on the ground facing Prabhupada, and Prabhupada was the only one that was looking out. So he left after about 20 minutes. He gave a short speech about where the Rathayatra had originated from, and then we left and went back to the temple and he left the devotees to run the rest of the festival.
So when we got back to the temple, Prabhupada was a little fatigued. So he went to take rest right away, and Prabhupada asked me to massage his legs and feet. So as I started massaging him he started chuckling, and then he said, "I thought there would be some fanaticism." And I said, "What was that, Srila Prabhupada?" Because I remember there were some Christians out there with their "eternal burn" banners and all the rest of it. Then Prabhupada said, "Did you see?" He said, "There was one man, he was shouting. He was standing on the edge of a fountain and he was heckling." And he said, "Then one big black man came up and he knocked him into the fountain," and Prabhupada laughed like anything.
So when we got back to the temple, Prabhupada was a little fatigued. So he went to take rest right away, and Prabhupada asked me to massage his legs and feet. So as I started massaging him he started chuckling, and then he said, "I thought there would be some fanaticism." And I said, "What was that, Srila Prabhupada?" Because I remember there were some Christians out there with their "eternal burn" banners and all the rest of it. Then Prabhupada said, "Did you see?" He said, "There was one man, he was shouting. He was standing on the edge of a fountain and he was heckling." And he said, "Then one big black man came up and he knocked him into the fountain," and Prabhupada laughed like anything.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Hari Sauri Dasa
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