sankirtan is bringing rain
Anandamaya das: This pandal was organized for Srila Prabhupada after the Vrindavan meetings where Srila Prabhupada spoke on Nectar of Devotion in the Rupa Goswami's samadhi. So immediately afterwards we came to Hyderabad. This place was exhibition grounds in the center of the Hyderabad city, and for about 10 days Prabhupada gave lectures morning and evening. These Deities are Radha Madhava that came from Calcutta.
That must be in the morning session, starting by kirtan. So there were quite a good number of devotees, maybe at least 50. It was very successful. That was the most successful program of Srila Prabhupada in Hyderabad. Every day not less than 5,000, sometimes 10,000 used to come, especially in the evenings.
And morning, one or two thousand. It was the beginning of our mission in Hyderabad, and all the most important people attended as chief guests. There was a committee of some of the most important businessmen. So they were very impressed by this program. One gentleman, Mr. G. Pulla Reddy, was having a sweet shop in Hyderabad. He came forward to donate a piece of land measuring about 950 square yards in the center of the city, and now ISKCON Hyderabad is situated there.
At that time in Hyderabad, there had not been any rain for at least one year. During the last monsoon, there was no rain. But during our program there, in the last two or three days the rain started and Prabhupada mentioned this is due to our kirtan. It also came in newspapers that the sankirtan is bringing rain.
Reference: Following Srila Prabhupada-A Chronological Series by Anandamaya Dasa
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