Similarly, the whole atmosphere… Because we were children, we were going here and there, the neighboringhoods, all houses… Everyone devotee.

Tamala Krsna: Must have been a wonderful atmosphere.

Prabhupada: Wonderful. We do not find such atmosphere now. Even maidservant, servant. Their character was not very good — still be devotee. And this was the opportunity.

Tamala Krsna: Isavasya society.

Prabhupada: Radha-Govinda Mandir. And the center was that Mulliks’ Radha-Govinda. This Mulliks, some of them were characterless. Characterless means rich men; they kept prostitute. But still devotee. In the morning they would, after taking bath and everything, changing clothes, they must go to see Radha-Govinda.

Tamala Krsna: And they liked to see Radha-Govinda.

Prabhupada: They were devotee. Without seeing Radha-Govinda, they would not take their food.

Tamala Krsna: Was the Deity very nicely worshiped?

Prabhupada: Oh, at that time.

Tamala Krsna: Like in our temples? Really.

Prabhupada: Dress, jewelry, and foodstuff, oh… Would offer kacauris, very big, first class, and luci, all very cripsy.

Tamala Krsna: Ah, crispy.

Prabhupada: Yes. And ksira rabri or boiled down condensed milk and similarly other… In the plate, you see? [indicates size of plate?]

Tamala Krsna: Wow!

Prabhupada: And it was the custom of the Mulliks, daily prasadam, they should not eat all of them. Keep something as a balance — some neighborhood men, they will sell. This was…

Tamala Krsna: Distribution of prasadam.

Prabhupada: Distribution.

> Conversation about Old Days in Calcutta – July 1, 1977, Vrndavana