Prabhupāda: They spend so much money for spreading Christianity in this country. What we are spending in the foreign countries?
Minister: The last time in our state, in this . . . (indistinct) . . . sent thirteen lakhs in America to provide one temples, Veṅkaṭeśvara temple, and . . . (indisitnct) . . . Vighneśvara temple there.
Prabhupāda: Where?
Minister: In America.
Prabhupāda: America is a big place, three thousand miles, square miles.
Minister: New York.
Prabhupāda: So I don't think any temple has been erected in New York.
Minister: No, it has been proposed to.
Prabhupāda: Temple . . . just like these Christian missionaries, they constructed so many churches. But those churches are now being closed. In London, I have got specific knowledge, hundreds of churches are no more being used as church. Some of them are being used as godown.
Minister: Godowns.
Prabhupāda: And some of the churches have been purchased by other religious sect. We have purchased one church in Los Angeles. So opening temple is good, but who will maintain the spirit of temple worship?
Minister: That is by (Hindi: artrika). Only by (Hindi: artrika).
Prabhupāda: (indistinct) . . . Therefore there must be side-by-side propaganda who can maintain the temples. (Hindi aside: What did you bring? Distribute to everyone.) Oh, this is anna-prasāda. So I will take later on. (Hindi: Did you bring for everyone?) That temple is being constructed under whose supervision?
Minister: Yes, yes. That Ganapati Sthapati, in our state. Ganapati Sthapati.
Indian man: Sthapati is a temple engineer. He will lay out the plans as per the . . . (indistinct) . . . śāstra and as per the rules laid down for the construction of all temples in India. No other way will do. And it will lay out the planned and implemented . . .
Prabhupāda: He has gone there? No.
Indian man: Once he had been to New York. They are now preparing all these idols, etcetera.