Australia
Australian Television has been very enthusiastically covering the development of ISKCON since Srila Prabhupada installed Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha in Sydney in 1972. Here you will find television news and documentaries documenting the history of Krishna consciousness in Australia.
In the 80s followers of sex-guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh stood out in Australia with their bright orange clothes and unusual names. Combining eastern mysticism and western capitalism, the Bhagwan urged devotees to explore sex as a path to enlightenment, and many devotees gave up everything to join his ashram in India, then later in America. Unfortunatly in Australia many confused the Hare Krishna devotees with Orange People...
For many years Mike Willesee, the host of a national nightly Australian news show, was waging a war against the Hare Krishna's who were collecting for Food For Life in Sydney. On this show he interviews the Temple President, Chita Hari.
In the 80s followers of sex-guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh stood out in Australia with t
A 1985 Chanel Seven Sydney News Promo featuring a Hare Krishna Sankirtan party.
For many years Mike Willesee, the host of a national nightly Australian news show, wa
Australian television program This Week Tonight covers Hare Krishna World , the Hare
ABC television produced this program to try and answer the common question What happ
This is an amazing video showing the outstandingly positive television coverage of th
