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As a Hindu community, we were not worshipping. We had to hire places,

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or go into the basement of the homes. We were always interested in going to Hare Krishna Temple.

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Some temple! we wanted to go. So in ’79 there was a movement, slow movement,

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in building a temple. Just fifteen—fifteen people, which comprised the board and Dr. Vidyasagar

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was the president, and I was the treasurer, then Meno Rathy. And we start searching for a land. 

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We used to go every Sunday, and check this land—“Oh that’s a better one. There’s a better one.”

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And finally we found this land in Lemont, and it was on top of a hill!

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We did the groundbreaking ceremony, after the closing, about—within

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about, four to five months. We did the homa, which is—we worship the fire. We offer

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to God, whatever it we are offer, through the fire.