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You have been Haridwar? Haridwar?

Then Lord Haridāsa [sic] meets...

Hayagrīva: This is Haridāsa Ṭhākura?

Prabhupāda: Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

At Haridāsa's death?

Haridāsa was very old man. He was Muhammadan.

Of course, Haridāsa Ṭhākura has a separate life, but that we are not going to show.

According to social custom He should not touch even a Muhammadan, but this Haridāsa Ṭhākura was a Muhammadan

And Haridāsa Ṭhākura for two, three days he was feeling not well.

While going to take bath in the sea, He'll first of all see Haridāsa. "Haridāsa? Haridāsa will offer his respect and He will sit and talk for some time. In this way, one day when He came He saw Haridāsa not feeling very well. "Haridāsa?

Then the third day He saw that "Haridāsa is going to leave his body today." So Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked him, "Haridāsa, what do you desire?" Both of them could understand. Haridāsa said that "This is my last stage. If You kindly stand before me."

That grave area is still in Jagannātha Purī—Haridāsa Ṭhākura's samādhi, tomb. So that was His last ceremony of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

Hayagrīva: You mentioned something about Caitanya dancing with Haridāsa?

Prabhupāda: Haridāsa's body. Caitanya..., dead body. Haridāsa's dead body.

Prabhupāda: While, I mean to say, Haridāsa was alive, he was dancing. But after the death of Haridāsa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself took the body and began to dance with kīrtana

Haridāsa Ṭhākura. So here you have to show some talks with Haridāsa, how feelingly.

Is there any other information about Haridāsa?

Prabhupāda: The life history of Haridāsa is that he was born in a Muhammadan family. Therefore we glorify him, "Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura ki jaya."

Then, when Lord Caitanya took sannyāsa, Haridāsa Ṭhākura desired that "My dear Lord, You are going to

Prabhupāda: Haridāsa, Śrīnivāsa and Advaita. They were taking part.