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I just received this question from one of our readers:

I have a doubt. Recently I got my Radha-Krishna Deities gold plated. Since then some acid is leaking behind Krishna's thigh and on His stomach. I clean Them every week while changing Their dresses, but every week the problem is spreading a little further.

by Kaunteya Das

Yesterday I was reading in Sri Caitanya-caritamrita the episode of Haridas Thakura turning a prostitute into a devotee. The envious rascal Ramacandra Khan had hired her to make the Thakura fall down and then arrest him, but after a few days of association, her mind changed and she surrendered to Haridas Thakura as a disciple.

Before leaving, Haridas Thakura told her, "Chant the Hare Krishna mantra continuously and render service to the tulasi plant by watering her and offering prayers to her. In this way you will very soon get the opportunity to be sheltered at the lotus feet of Krishna." (Cc Antya-lila 3.137).