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Tulasi leaf in between Gaura Nitai's feet

Dvaipayana Dasa: Actually there is another story, the day in the same period in 1975, the day Prabhupada is installing the Deities. As I have said, I am in the kitchen slaving over the hot stove and then one devotee rushes in and says, 'Prabhupada wants to see you.' He was actually doing the installation ceremony in the Deity room. I was due to do the arati. There are three altars: Prabhupada is installing Gaura Nitai, there was a Radha Krishna Deity and there was a Jagannatha Deity. Previously I had actually helped carved the Jagannatha Deity. And, 'Prabhupada wants to see you. Prabhupada wants to see you.' I am in the kitchen, I was cooking, stained dhoti and I went into the Deity room; me and Kurma, who is the famous chef, he was in there. Prabhupada wanted to show us something about the worship of Gaura Nitai. He showed us (how) to take the tulasi leaf and put it in between the feet of Gaura Nitai. He specifically showed us this and he called me into the room because I was going to be one of the pujaris for Gaura Nitai. He showed us how to put the tulasi leaf on. 



Reference: SPF Interviews