Bharadvāja: I think Kṛṣṇa is German silver.
Prabhupāda: No. Maybe.
Bharadvāja: Not so much brass casting going on in this country, mostly bronze casting.
Prabhupāda: Bronze, but it will not be polished. We want polished.
Bharadvāja: I have to investigate it.
Prabhupāda: Bright face.
Hari-śauri: There's a boy that was in New York who cast some brass Gaura-Nitāi Deities in Australia. They came out very nice. You could talk to him. He might give you some good information. His name is Bhāskara.
Prabhupāda: Brass is best, next to gold or silver.
Bharadvāja: But I think the other Deities we shall just do in concrete, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa and Lalitā, Viśākhā. Either concrete or hard plaster.
Prabhupāda: Hm?
Bharadvāja: Hard plaster, tempered plaster, hydrostone.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Bharadvāja: They will pay for the casting in Fiji?
Prabhupāda: Hm?
Bharadvāja: The Indians in Fiji will pay for the casting if we decide to cast in brass here?
Prabhupāda: Anyone will pay. (laughs) Kṛṣṇa will pay. What will be the cost, let me know. It will be paid by somebody.
Bharadvāja: I will have to investigate.
Kīrtanānanda: You will have it cast or you will cast it?
Bharadvāja: We'll have it cast here. Actually, one boy is working with me now from Hawaii...
Prabhupāda: But one thing, you can send one copy of this to Vṛndāvana to take casting cost there. They're also doing.
Bharadvāja: Estimate. Perhaps they'll be able to do it cheaper in India.
Prabhupāda: Hm?
Bharadvāja: They'll definitely be able to do it cheaper in India.
Prabhupāda: Then if they can do cheaper, why not cast there?
Bharadvāja: The transport.
Prabhupāda: Transport is the same. You have to transport from here, they will have to transport from...
Bharadvāja: Hm. Nanda-kiśora, or someone else?
Prabhupāda: You send to Akṣayānanda. (long pause) Prahlāda Mahārāja said there is no necessity for endeavoring for economic development. Very difficult to understand this philosophy.