1982 Television Interview of Sydney Australia's ISKCON Temple President. Interesting to see the mood of devotees in those days.
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
Mike Willesse, an Australian daily television news program host, was very much against ISKCON in Sydney and he was constantly airing negative pieces on the devotees collecting for the Kings Cross Food for Life program. This is one of them.
Television news interviews Citahari Prabhu, Temple President of ISKCON Sydney, in mid-1980s about the Kings Cross Food For Life prasadam distribution program.
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 forc
When the devotees purchased a farm in Australia and tried to develop it as a community of Hare Krishna devotees the local council was completely against the idea and tried to stop it in every way they could. So the Australian Hare Krishnas
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
Devotees from all over Australia and the world come together to relive Prabhupada's ecstatic pastimes in Melbourne. This is one of the first Prabhupada disciple reunions held by ISKCON temples in the 1990s. It was an attempt to bring old de
Australian television program Compass documentary on Kurma, the famous Australian cook. Very well produced and interesting show.
This video shows a press conference with Kulapriya, a female devotee who was kidnapped by deprogrammers. During the 1970s many Hare Krishna devotees, particularly in the United States were kidnapped from the ISKCON temples by deprogrammers
Mukunda Goswami, the Public Relations person for the Hare Krishna Movement, holds a press conference on the issue of deprogrammers kidnapping ISKCON devotees.
ISKCON Devotees at New Mayapur, France, present The Ramayana as a stage play. Very nice production in French.
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.
The French ISKCON devotees present the drama of the appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva on stage. A nicely presented show, but not as good as the Australian devotees production of this play, in my opinion.
Swiss Television produce a documentary on the Zurich Hare Krishna temple in 1991. It is very well produced. While showing a comprehensive overview of the day to day temple life of the devotees it focuses on three specific devotees and studi
Documentary covering the activities of the ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple in Amsterdam, Holland in 1987. This is just after the devotees moved into a very large new temple building, which they were only able to keep for a year or two, but in th
“Krishna consciousness is the real sweet water. Ordinary water can put out an ordinary fire. But the nectar of Krishna consciousness is so sweet that as soon as you taste it, the whole blazing fire of material existence is immediately extin
Songs by Alachua ISKCON devotees performed by Kalakantha das and Braj Bihari das. You can get anything you need at the Alachua community. It's a Vaisnava smorgasboard, everything from poverty to Alfred Ford, 39 nationalities, 54 former mem
In September of 1986 it was announced to the Australian devotees that their guru, Bhavananda, had fallen down and was no longer a bona fide spiritual master. This is the announcement made by Tamal Krishna Goswami and Bhagavan Goswami at the
Documentary covering the temple activities of Hare Krishna Devotees in the ISKCON Ukraine temple during the 1990s
Documentary covering the situation of devotees in the Soviet Union and Ukraine living under the communist regime. Some devotees were put in prison. They used insulin and shock therapy on them. These were heavily oppressive times for the Har
With thoughts and well wishes for the people of Ukraine and Russia we present this newly discovered footage of Hare Krishna devotees and temples in the Ukraine. This was taken around the year 2000.
Rathayatra Festival in Russia, Kaunas, 1989
One of the hit singles from the Radha Krishna Temple album recorded by the ISKCON London devotees with George Harrison at Apple studios in 1969. This song, Govinda is the first few verses from the Brahma Samhita, a prayer by the principa
George Harrison and the London Hare Krishna devotees recorded the Hare Krishna mantra in 1969 and released it as a single. A 45 RPM record. That record rocketed to the top of the music charts worldwide. In July of 1969 George invited th
Watch Part 2 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTAoV2WO_ZM During the 1990's Hare Krishna devotees were daily performing Sankirtan [the congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra] on the Capital Mall in Washington DC outside
In Following Srila Prabhupada Part 8 we see Prabhupada's at the Krishna Balarama temple opening and deity installation in Vrindavan. In a very short time, in less than two years, Srila Prabhupada was able to acquire the land for constructin
Part 2 of KrishnaFest On the DC Capital Mall. During the 1990's Hare Krishna devotees were daily performing Sankirtan [the congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra] on the Capital Mall in Washington DC outside the Smithsonian
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.
Prahlada and his young Hare Krishna friends decide to do something about the persecution of Hare Krishna devotees in communist Russia under president Mikhail Gorbachev. They wrote and performed a song, Please Mr. Gorbachev, Let Our Friends
Introduction to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Niranjana Swami and other devotees on the development of the Hare Krishna movement in the communist countries. Ukraine.
At Radhastama, New Ramanreti, Alachua, Florida a group of young Hare Krishna devotees form a new band, People of Faith. This is their first performance.
A Ramayana play put on by the kulis called The Adventures of the Great King Rama. It was performed at New Dwarka ISKCON temple [Los Angeles].
Animated video of the Krishna Book story of Krishna and Kaliya. Dance on the Head of a Serpent
Film of 1967 Rathayatra Festival in San Fransisco. This is only the 2nd Rathayatra festival held by ISKCON in the western world. It is the first time a full scale Chariot was pulled on the streets anywhere outside of Jagannatha Puri. Shows
By the grace of Lord Sri Krishna, His Divine Grace A.C. Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhuapda was born a pure devotee of Krishna. In 1933 Prabhupada was accepted as a disciple by a bonafide spiritual master and ordered to spread Krishna consciousn
A news special produced by CBS on the opening of Srila Prabhupada's Palace of Gold at ISKCON New Vrindavan, Moundsville, West Virgina.
Part 2 of a documentary series on the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This program includes an interview with Srila Prabhupada in a telev