By Indradyumna Swami
Thursday October 24
Because it was 3:00 a.m., only a few devotees were at the Ekaterinburg airport to greet us. As I collapsed into the car, the temple president gave me a schedule for the next two days. My eyes opened wide as I saw the schedule began at 7:00 a.m., only four hours away:
Day 1
7:00 a.m. Greeting Srila Gurudeva
9:00 a.m. Lecture
11:00 a.m. Darçana with disciples
12:00 p.m. Prasadam with gurukula
2:00 p.m. Meeting with city officials
5:00 p.m. Theater with guruku1a
6:00 p.m. Public program
Day 2
4:30 a.m. Mangala-arati
5:00 a.m. Chant with disciples
7:00 a.m. Class
9:00 a.m. Meet guruku1a teachers
11:00 a.m. Prasadam
11:45 a.m. Television interview
12:00 p.m. Theatre with guruku1a
2:00 p.m. Darçana for discp1es
5:00 p.m. Class
It also stated that my flight for Baku, Azerbaijan, left at 4:00 a.m. on the third day. As we drove into the city, I was told that more than a hundred of my disciples were eagerly awaiting me. I chanted loudly on my beads to be awake when we arrived at the Ekaterinburg temple for the reception.