#Australia

Good Morning Australia Live From Sydney Temple for Bhavananda Visit 05:45

Good Morning Australia Live From Sydney Temple for Bhavananda Visit

Good Morning Australia crosses live to ISKCON Sydney temple to cover Bhavananda's visit. "Australia's Hare Krishnas have really got something to sing about. Srila Visnupada, their spiritual master throughout the world is in Australia at the moment to preach to his disciples and to initiate new devotees. Krishna conscio

Good News Down Under Hare Krishna News From Australia (1988) 31:36

Good News Down Under Hare Krishna News From Australia (1988)

Shows some of the amazing favorable television coverage of the Hare Krishna movement in Australia in the 1980's.

Gopals Burgers on Good Morning Australia 08:17

Gopals Burgers on Good Morning Australia

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 the national television program 'Good Morning Australia'

Hare Krishna Farm Tourist Bus Trip -- New Govardhan Australia 1985 05:19

Hare Krishna Farm Tourist Bus Trip -- New Govardhan Australia 1985

Australian television program This Week Tonight covers "Hare Krishna World", the Hare Krishna New Govardhan Farm in Northern New South Wales, Australia. A bus group of tourists arrives at the farm and has a good time there.

Hare Krishna Street Collectors Attacked by National Australian Television 13:42

Hare Krishna Street Collectors Attacked by National Australian Television

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.

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? -- SBS Australian National Television 1994 (Full Version) 48:10

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? -- SBS Australian National Television 1994 (Full Version)

In wealthy Western countries the Hare Krishnas austere monastic life appears strange and unappealing but some wonder if they're really seeking a better life or hiding from reality.

Australian television reporters have been trying to understand the Hare Krishna movement and what happened to it for many years and

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? -- SBS Television Australia 24:54

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? -- SBS Television Australia

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.



The film crew follows Bhaktin Kim to Vrindavan on her pilgrimage. However, when she gets to spe

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? (Full Version as broadcast on Australian National Television) 48:10

Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers? (Full Version as broadcast on Australian National Television)

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"Hare Krishnas -- Hiders or Seekers" follows the Australian ISKCON devotee Bhaktine Kim and her quest to find a spiritual master. It gives a history of the Hare Krishna movement and Srila Prabhupada's mission and follows Kim to Vrindavan, India to meet her prospective spiritual master, Tamal Krishna Goswami, who she en

In Every Town and Village -- Australian Traveling Temple to Free Russian Devotees (1986) 03:52

In Every Town and Village -- Australian Traveling Temple to Free Russian Devotees (1986)

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A traveling bus carrying 14 Hare Krishna devotees left Sydney on Palm Sunday to travel around Australia gathering signitures for a petition calling on the Russian leader to put a stop to religious persecution of Russian Hare Krishna devotees.
The Krishnas are determined in their quest to bring the world public opini

In God's Name -- A Documentary on Australian Hare Krishna Devotees in 1973 50:13

In God's Name -- A Documentary on Australian Hare Krishna Devotees in 1973

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This is one of the earliest complete and professionally-made full-length films made about life in ISKCON in the early '70s.
The filmmaker, William Kerr, went on to make many more iconic films of Srila Prabhupada's visits to Australia that have featured in the Acharya film series.

In this 57-minute film center

John Singleton Show Bhagavata Asraya Sydney Australia 1982 13:34

John Singleton Show Bhagavata Asraya Sydney Australia 1982

1982 Television Interview of Sydney Australia's ISKCON Temple President. Interesting to see the mood of devotees in those days.

Krishna on Television 1985 -- Australia 01:25

Krishna on Television 1985 -- Australia

And amazing collection of television coverage of the Hare Krishna movement in Australia in 1985. Includes news coverage of the Hare Krishna's being confused with the Orange People. Hare Krishna Food For Life feeding the homeless in Kings Cross Sydney. The marriage of Alfred Ford. Ratha Yatra Festival. And so much other

Kurma the Hari Cook -- Compass Australia 10:51

Kurma the Hari Cook -- Compass Australia

Australian television program Compass documentary on Kurma, the famous Australian cook. Very well produced and interesting show.

Life After Gurukul? - With Chandra, Australian Ex-Gurukuli - As Featured on 60 Minutes 12:14

Life After Gurukul? - With Chandra, Australian Ex-Gurukuli - As Featured on 60 Minutes

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Chandra is one of the students in the first Australian Gurukul. So this was a new concept for Australia and the "Krishna Kids" became a number one story for television news.
So this is a combination of an interview with Chandra by Nrsimhananda Prabhu of ISKCON Television and the coverage of Chandra and the other Au

Lord Nrsimhadeva Play New Govardhana, Australia May 1991 1:06:37

Lord Nrsimhadeva Play New Govardhana, Australia May 1991

Fantastic play put on by the Australian New Govardhan ISKCON farm devotees. The appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva. Features many of the New Govardhan devotees including the gurukul students.

New Govardhan Expansion Plans on 11AM -- Australian Farm Community 04:33

New Govardhan Expansion Plans on 11AM -- Australian Farm Community

A 1980s television interview on the expansion of the New Govardhan Farm community.

New Govardhan Wedding on National Nine News -- Australian Farm Community 01:11

New Govardhan Wedding on National Nine News -- Australian Farm Community

Devotees getting married at New Govardhan covered Australia's National Nine News

New Govardhana Expansion Plans Good Morning Australia 02:49

New Govardhana Expansion Plans Good Morning Australia

Good Morning Australia interviews the devotees at the ISKCON New Govardhan Farm about their proposed expansion and the problems getting the local council to approve their plans. This is part of a national public relations program which forced the council to approve ISKCON's plans for developing their farm community.

Off the Dish - Ten Sydney Australia -- Prahlada and the Krishna Kids 03:22

Off the Dish - Ten Sydney Australia -- Prahlada and the Krishna Kids

Prahlada and the Krishna Kids speaking on the plight of the Hare Krishnas imprisoned in the Soviet Union on the Sydney Australia Chanel Ten program "Off the Dish"

Opening of Hare Krishna Food For Life in Brisbane, Australia 1991 05:07

Opening of Hare Krishna Food For Life in Brisbane, Australia 1991

The Hare Krishna devotees open a Food For Life storefront in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia in 1991

Petition to STOP RUSSIA -- Australian Hare Krishna Traveling Temple 03:29

Petition to STOP RUSSIA -- Australian Hare Krishna Traveling Temple

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It could only be called a traveling temple. How else would you describe this converted Greyhound Bus complete with alter, devotees and stained glass windows? As you may have guessed, this is no ordinary bus. This bus has a mission and that mission will take it to every town and village in Australia before November this

Prabhupada Arriving in Australia -- Srila Prabhupada, Melbourne 1974 08:24

Prabhupada Arriving in Australia -- Srila Prabhupada, Melbourne 1974

A truly amazing film documenting Srila Prabhupada's arrival in Melbourne in 1974. Although there was one devotee cameraman there at the airport to film the arrival, there were also many televison news cameramen. So this film is a combination of all the available film from the televison news people and the devotee camer

Prabhupada's First Visit to Australia (1971) 06:37

Prabhupada's First Visit to Australia (1971)

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 ceremony of the Sydney Deities, Sri Sri Radha Gopinatha. They interview one youn

Prabhupadas Palace on Australian Morning TV 04:11

Prabhupadas Palace on Australian Morning TV

The opening of Prabhupada's Palace of Gold created world-wide interest in the media. Here is an Australian Television morning news program covering the opening.

Ramai Swami's Australian Hare Krishna Band Live in 1992 18:17

Ramai Swami's Australian Hare Krishna Band Live in 1992

Ramai Swami's Australian Hare Krishna Band Live in 1992 performing at Gaura Purnima Festival at ISKCON North Sydney Temple.

Rathayatra 1975 with Prabhupada, Melbourne, Australia 17:11

Rathayatra 1975 with Prabhupada, Melbourne, Australia

Perhaps the best ever film of a Rathayatra festival. This film features Srila Prabhuapda chanting and dancing in ecstasy in front of Lord Jagannatha. It is a huge scale Rathayatra festival with three big carts that have an arrangement so the tops are raised and lowered as Melburne has trams and the carts have to be abl

Rathayatra News Coverage Sydney Australia Mid 1980s 06:51

Rathayatra News Coverage Sydney Australia Mid 1980s

Various television news clips covering ISKCON's Rathayatra festival in Sydney Australia in mid 1980's. Includes interviews with Bhavananda.

RUSSIA -- Let Our Friends Free -- Good Morning Australia 1986 -- Chanel 10 Nationwide 02:58

RUSSIA -- Let Our Friends Free -- Good Morning Australia 1986 -- Chanel 10 Nationwide

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 in psychiatric hospitals.

A world-wide campaign was started to get the