“ Are you sure this Deity will be finished in six
months? ” I asked in desperation.
“ Don ’ t worry. The work will be done, ” he replied. I returned toMayapur, only to be sent back to South India to check on some details of the Deity. I found the sthapati carving the form himself with intense care and dedication. At that stage, the stone had gone and the shape had come. The sthapati had just started on the armlets. He took two weeks to carve them. All the features were so refined and delicate. I was impressed and very happy. It took the sthapati a little over twelve months to finish the Deity. When he completed the work, he didn ’ t immediately inform me, but decided to visit some friends for a few days. It was the monsoon season, there were few
visitors, and he felt it safe to lock up Lord Nrsimhadeva securely in his thatched shed. Two days later, his neighbors ran to inform him that the thatched shed was on fire.
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