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Mayapur project in one day

He was expert at everything. He also used to know everything about engineering. He used to make drawings. In fact, this may not be well known how early the Mayapur project was actually started. Right after Tamal or somebody got that first little, tiny parcel of land in Mayapur, Prabhupada planned the whole thing out one day in London at Bury Place. He sketched it all out, the temples and the buildings. And he called and asked me if there were any English devotees that were architects or knew anything. There was one, Ranchor, and Nara-Narayan was there, the builder. So he had them come up, and he submitted this idea. He said, "We have only a few days until I must leave. I want you to work on a plan for a huge complex for Mayapur." And that's all he thought about for days.



Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa