This is midsummer in Amdavad and the temperature soared to around 45 degree C daily. Even morning and evening, teams of volunteers would sweep and mop the main mandir and pradakshina area. They would then lay out the carpets for Swamishri to walk on as he made his way around the mandir while having the darshan of the murtis.

During the day, the scorching heat of the sun would heat the marble to such an extent that it would be impossible to stand barefooted on it for more than a few seconds. So in the evenings, to cool the marble on Swamishri's path, the volunteers would splash cold waterupto a dozen times and then wipe it dry.

This evening, the volunteers were busy at work preparing Swamishri's route. All of a sudden they spotted Swamishri approaching the mandir. He was earlier than normal and they had not finished making all the arrangements. A frenzy developed - a mad rush to quickly dry the wet marble and lay the carpet. As Swamishri appeared at the top of the stairs and stepped onto the pradakshina, the volunteers still hadn't finished. Swamishri saw all the commotion and calmly began to make his way around the pradakshina. As he walked, one of the volunteers told Swamishri that because of his early arrival, the darshan arrangements were not totally complete. Then one of the sadhus told Swamishri of the immense efforts the volunteers put in daily to cool the marble and prepare the darshan route. Hearing of their devoted efforts, Swamishri immediately stepped off the carpet and took several bare-footed steps on the marble before returning to walk on the carpet. Feeling the cool marble touching his soles, Swamishri congratulated the volunteers for their devotion and blessed them. The observant volunteers had noticed Swamishri's unexpected detour and were overjoyed at Swamishri's gesture. These few steps became engraved in the hearts and minds of all. They became the topic of conversation amongst the volunteers.

Even the most seemingly insignificant actions by Swamishri generate so much delight. Such is his greatness.