I’ll Build You a Temple

September - Calcutta: Prabhupada institutes ISKCON life-membership program.
October - Giriraj and other devotees from Europe and America—then Prabhupada—arrive in Bombay. Chowpatty Beach pandal.

January - Prabhupada attends Ardha-kumbha-mela in Allahabad.
February - Prabhupada instructs Giriraj to write and encourages him to remain brahmachari and eventually take sannyasa.
March–April - Cross Maidan pandal; Prabhupada reveals plan for a Bombay center to life members.
December - 1 Nair writes Prabhupada, offering to sell him the Juhu land, “Nairwadi.”

February 8 - Prabhupada enters agreement with Nair to purchase Juhu land.
February 25 - ISKCON takes ownership of land.
March 17–31 - Devotees bring Radha-Rasabihari from Akash Ganga building to a pandal on the Juhu land, now called Hare Krishna Land; cornerstone-laying ceremony for new temple; Prabhupada appoints Giriraj president of ISKCON Bombay.
September 1 - On the eve of Janmashtami, devotees bring Radha-Rasabihari to Their semipermanent temple.
November 24 - Prabhupada meets Nair in Hyderabad, enters new purchase agreement.
December 4 - Tamal Krishna and Shyamasundar cancel purchase agreement.

January 12–21 - Second Bombay pandal at Cross Maidan.
February 17 - Nair dies.
May 18 - Temple on Hare Krishna Land partially demolished by Bombay Municipal Corporation.
May - Giriraj and other devotees meet with municipal counselors to gain support for temple reconstruction.
June - In order to preempt Mrs. Nair’s court injunction, laborers and devotees rebuild temple in just two days.
October 4 - Prabhupada revives agreement with Mrs. Nair.
October 19 - Mrs. Nair signs over land to Prabhupada and ISKCON.

April 1 - Second cornerstone laying, on Rama-navami.
November 10 - Prabhupada completes Caitanya-caritamrita.

January 22 - Mr. Sethi gets permission to build temple complex except for the temple itself, which requires a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
January 23 - Third cornerstone-laying ceremony.
May 22 - Giriraj and Gopal Krishna meet Chief Minister S. B. Chavan; tide turns in ISKCON’s favor.
July 3 - NOC granted.
August 20 - Prabhupada writes letter to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
August 22 - Prabhupada meets Gandhi, who promises visas for his foreign disciples.
August 26 - Municipal commissioner approves plans for temple.

January 3 - Larsen & Toubro’s Engineering, Construction and Contracts division takes up construction of project.
December 18–20 - Prabhupada attends Gita conference in Wardha.

January 11–15 - Prabhupada attends Maha-kumbha-mela in Allahabad.
March 17 - New York High Court declares the Hare Krishna movement a bona fide religion.
March 21–29 -- Prabhupada attends Bombay pandal program at Azad Maidan—his last major preaching program.
May 8–15 - Prabhupada goes to Rishikesh to recover health.
June 4 - Vrindavan: Prabhupada executes his last will and testament, establishing the GBC as the ultimate managing authority of ISKCON.
September 14–October 1 - Prabhupada returns to Bombay for the last time, executes power of attorney in favor of Giriraj and Tamal Krishna, and proceeds to Vrindavan.
October 2–29 - Prabhupada establishes Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust, gives instructions for Juhu temple opening.
November 14 - Prabhupada passes away.

January 14 - Juhu temple opens.