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A Crack In the Murti
The Hanuman temple at Vrindavan ashram was built by Mangturam Jaipuria, and the murti for the temple was brought from Jaipur. When it arrived and the packing case was opened, Prem Dass Baba, the ashram caretaker at the time, found a crack across it. He would not allow the defective murti to be installed, which created a problem. Shortly thereafter Maharaj arrived in Vrindavan with some devotees and said to them, "Examine the murti to see whether it is defective or not and inform me." Baba also said, "Prem Dass Baba told lies that the murti is defective. That's why he would not let it be installed." The devotees examined the murti in minute detail but could not find any defects or cracks. Baba then asked Prem Dass Baba to examine it again. Prem Dass Baba was surprised to see that the crack he had seen the previous day had disappeared. Baba got the murti installed the same day, and the devotees came to understand the purpose of his having traveled to Vrindavan all through the night.
