Ecataic realizations of young American Hare Krishna book distributors in 1987. The 1980s was a turbulent decade for the Hare Krishna Movement in America. There was a lot of bad publicity, some caused by overly enthusiastic book distributio
Chant, Chant, Chant Hare Krishna Rap. Some US Hare Krishna rapper from 1991. I don't know much about it, or who he is actually. It was just on an old videotape and catchy tune...
The ecstatic arrival of Srila Prabhupada in Sydney, Australia for the first time. Shows the first Hare Krishna temple in Australia. Even though the devotees are not ready Srila Prabhupada installs the beautiful Deities, Sri Sri Radha Gopina
An amazing television news documentary film of Srila Prabhupada's first visit to Sydney, Australia in 1971. It shows the first ISKCON temple in the Sydney suburb of Paddington. The film features Srila Prabhupada performing the installation
In a history lesson devotee children discover Russia has put many Hare Krishnas in prison and a Krishna baby has just died in prison. This inspired this class of 12 year old Krishna devotees to try and do something to raise awareness of t
In 1985 ISKCON Melbourne opened 'Gopals Burgers' the first Hare Krishna Fast Food Store. It was only open for a few months but the opening created a huge amount of interest on Australian Television. This is Channel 7's Good Morning Australi
Australian television has always had a great interest in the Hare Krishna movement. Here, in 1982, one of the oldest Krishna TV clips we have, the 9 Network had Dhrstadumnya Swami playing his sitar and that was newsworthy at the time.
In 1985 ISKCON Melbourne opened the first Hare Krishna Fast Food Restaurant. They were unfortunately only able to keep it open for a few months. But it was an idea that caught the attention of the Australian media. This is the coverage of t
Even the television test patterns in Australia in the 1980s were accompanied with the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra. In those days TV was not broadcast 24 hours a day, so when there was no program they would broadcast a test pattern,
The biggest Australian breakfast television show, 'Good Morning Australia' celebrates the freedom of the Russian Hare Krishna devotees who had be put into psychiatric hospitals and tortured by the Russian communist government.
In his effort to get the Russian Hare Krishna devotees freed from prisons and mental hospitals Prahlada, after the success of his song aimed at Mikhail Gorbachev, the President of Russia, produced this song aimed at Ronald Regan, the Presid
Prahlada interviewed by Ten News in Sydney on freeing the Russian Hare Krishna devotees in Soviet Union.
An Australian television documentary on Bhaktin Kim, now Sri Kesava d.d., showing her spiritual journey. Includes her pilgrimage to India to be with her prospective spiritual master, Tamal Krishna Goswami.
Very interesting television news report by a Los Angeles Television station in 1982 on the children of New Dwarka, the Los Angeles Hare Krishna Temple. It focuses on the students of the Gurukula (Hare Krishna Primary School) that had been e
Every Town and Village was a cable television program produced by ITV (ISKCON Televison) in the mid 80's. This eposode is an intereview with the Australian devotee Yasomatinandana along with a lot of interesting footage of the favorable te
Television news coverage of the Hare Krishnas in Lima, 1990's
Marc Ellis, a former professional Rugby player, spends 3 days at the Varshana Hare Krishna rural community in West Auckland, New Zealand. He gets shaved up, puts on a dhoti, attends the morning program in the temple, goes out in Auckland ch
This French television news article describes how one famous model in Paris ended up becoming a Hare Krishna devotee.
Video clip produced by the EMI record company in Australia to promote the release of the song We All Want to See the Start of the 21st Century by Prahlada and the Krishna Kids
Prahlada at a record shop in Melbourne signing copies of his new album, Through the Eyes of a Child
Good Morning Australia covers the wedding of Alfred Ford (Ambrisa dasa) near Sydney in December of 1984. This traditional Hare Krishna wedding was very fascinating for the Australian Television Audience.
Traveling Temple visits Darwin, Australia to collect signitures on the petition to free the Russian Hare Krishna devotees.
In the 1980s Russia, under communist rule, punished its citizens who chose to practice religion and they were particularly brutal with Hare Krishna devotees. The Russians locked many Hare Krishna devotees, including children, in prisons and
Traveling Temple visits Mackay, Australia to collect signitures on the petition to free the Russian Hare Krishna devotees.
In October of 1985 Channel 10 news in Sydney did a live cross to ISKCON Sydney to cover the morning program and their new Food For Life Prasadam distribution program. In those days Hare Krishnas were in the news no matter what they did. Aus
Australian television program 'Catch Them as they Go' on new religious movements. This episode documents the Hare Krishna movement in Australia in 1983
In the 1980s the Hare Krishna movement was so prominent and newsworthy that Television stations were announcing the Gaura Purnima Festival.
In 1986 EMI Records in Australia signed up a new group for their record label to take its place among their other artists like AC/DC, Queen, The Beatles... Prahlada and the Krishna Kids...
Prahlada interviewed by State Affair in Brisbane, Australia in 1985.
In 1983 Australia's ABC National News covers Bhavananda arriving to inspect the new Sydney Kings Cross temple. Srila Visnupada, the second of the movement's world leaders since its founding was greeted in traditional fashion at the center
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple collecting petitions to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Albany. 1985.
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple collecting petitions to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Rockhampten. 1985.
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple collecting petitions to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Darwin. 1985.
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple collecting petitions to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Mackay. 1985.
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple releasing 100 pigeons [symbolic doves] to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. 1985.
Television coverage of Australia's Traveling temple being banned from the RSL hall because of wearing dhotis when having a program to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Woolongong. 1985.
Australia's Traveling temple song which is a plea to the leaders of the Soviet Union to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Gaura Gopal. 1985.
Very nice documentary produced by Good Morning Australia detailing the Australian Traveling Temple program in 1985 collecting petitions to free the Hare Krishna devotees imprisoned in the Soviet Union.
A video of Srila Prabhupada chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra on japa beads followed by the Hare Krishna temple morning program including the deity worship and aroti. Shows the greeting of the Deites in many ISKCON temples worldwide.
A wonderful film showing the Australian Hare Krishna devotees in Melbourne building the Jagannatha Rathayatra carts for the 1975 Rathayatra festival. It is a very beautiful film and shows the carts come from nothing to the glorious finished