Devotee (3): India will become Communist also?
Prabhupāda: It has already begun. India will become Communist. What do you think?
Indian man: It's difficult to predict. I don't think so soon.
Gurudāsa: One life member very dramatically the other day said it is not around the corner...
Prabhupāda: Especially in Bengal they have become Communist.
Gurudāsa: She says we are amidst it.
Prabhupāda: Madras they have become Communist.
Gurudāsa: She says we are amidst Communism.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Gurudāsa: She said it is not around the corner, we are amidst it now. So it's very obvious.
Indian man: We are in the midst of it.
Gurudāsa: That is what she said.
Pañca-draviḍa: Even the optimistic merchants and people you talk to, I say, "It is Communist government?" They say, "Well, it is Communist-minded government." The government has printed in the paper one headline recently that says by next March..., what is that called, Rana, Rana or Rava, next March calendar.
Prabhupāda: Ravan?
Pañca-draviḍa: Rava or something, a particular notation on the calendar, it corresponds to March or April, r—a something. I don't know the exact period of time, but by March, the government says they will completely..., they want to completely take over the control of wheat by this time. They have already taken over the control of atta and flour and now suji. They want to take over the control of wheat and the control of sugar completely. So all these things we are seeing is what they are doing, they are taking over control, they are rationing the items, but in the ration shop you can get 800 grams of the product and then you have to go out onto the market and buy at outrageous prices, because nobody can feed a family on 800 grams of sugar a month. It's very little for five people. The price of sugar has gone up over a rupee and a half since the government took over.
Prabhupāda: Ration means black market. (break)
Devotee (3): ...especially in Bengal. (break) You come to Calcutta, we will keep you forever.
Pañca-draviḍa: But in Bombay we'll make better arrangements.
Prabhupāda: We have published one brochure. (break)
Pañca-draviḍa: ...nicely in the Kṛṣṇa book about the sacrifices of Vasudeva. Where Lord Kṛṣṇa speaks and says to the assembled sages and ascetics that "Seeing you is the perfection of these eyes and perfection of life," and that "Those persons who go to the holy places only to take bath there or to see the Deities in the temple, they are no better than animals like the ass." I've been thinking that how you have presented this ISKCON movement as an assembly of devotees all over the world so they don't even have to go to the holy places. Simply by walking into one of your temples is like walking into Vṛndāvana and having the association of these great ascetics and sages, because your teachings are (indistinct). (break)
Prabhupāda: ...picture?
Indian man: (indistinct)
Prabhupāda: Similar Deity we'll have in this London Berkshire Palace.
Indian man: They don't look like the Deities, they look like boy and girl.
Prabhupāda: Yes, Kiśora-Kiśorī. (break)
Indian man: (indistinct) get a closer look at it.
Prabhupāda: Yes, it is very nice. People come to see the Deities in Bombay.
Indian man: You brought them from Jaipur?
Prabhupāda: Yes. It is very nice. And especially at New Vrindaban, oh, Kṛṣṇa is so attractive.
Indian man: But they're all from Jaipur. Jaipur is the place.
Devotee (3): We are just packing for sending one set of Jaipur... (break)
Prabhupāda: Vṛndāvana also you can get.