A nice short news story on the Sydney Rathayatra Festival mid-1980s
In the 1980s the Hare Krishna movement was so prominent and newsworthy that Television stations were announcing the Gaura Purnima Festival.
In 1993 a Television station declared that the real winners from Australia's 1993 budget were the Hare Krishnas.
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,
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
This is the B side of the first Prahlada and the Krishna Kids single EMI released. The official name of this song is Message for Tomorrow, but most of us remember it as We are the Krishna Kids!
A nicely produced documentary covering the campaign of Prahlad and the Krishna Kids which ultimately led to the Communist Russian government freeing the Hare Krishna devotees they had imprisoned in mental hospitals. Produced by Majestic Fil
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 Ten News in Sydney on freeing the Russian Hare Krishna devotees in Soviet Union.
Prahlada interviewed by State Affair in Brisbane, Australia in 1985.
Australian National Televison (ABC) covers Visnupada (Bhavananda) opening the Kings Cross Temple in Sydney in 1983.
ISKCON Melbourne's 1985 Moomba float
Australian Traveling Temple Kirtan party banned from chanting Hare Krishna in North Queensland 1985.
Hare Krishnas Drum Up Support for Freedom Campaign. Australia's traveling temple Television coverage.
Gaura Gopal sings 'In Every Town and Village', the theme song of the Australian Traveling Temple. 1985.
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.
A rather irreverent presentation of the 'old days' in ISKCON with enthusiastic devotees transforming into old blooped ISKCON devotees. Making fun of the mood of pure devotional service that permeated ISKCON when Srila Prabhupada was persona
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.
Travel through ten countries to Europe's Hare Krishna temples in 1987. Narrated by Suhotra Swami. The activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON as it is commonly known, in ten European lands beginning with
A video advertisement for the 1980s ISKCON traveling festival in Europe.
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
Documentary covering the food distribution program, Hare Krishna Food for Life, organized by the ISKCON devotees in the Amsterdam, Holland temple in 1987.
ISKCON UK's famous preacher Tribhuvanatha Prabhu organizes the Message of Godhead traveling bus preaching program in East Africa in the 1980s. It is a spiritual revival festival tour. A traveling safari in Africa. Organized by Tribuvanath
Hare Krishna Transcendence Band show in Europe.
“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
Nrsimhananda Prabhu presents the first ITV Film Festival in Mayapur. Very nice, well produced, entertaining program.
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
Boy George performing his hit song Bow Down Mister along with some of George Harrison's hits including My Sweet Lord in Moscow, Russia 1992. This is a section of a show put on by ISKCON's Gouranga Bhajan Band. There is a recording avai
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.
In 1971, under the pretext of meeting with Professor Kotovisk, an Indologist from Moscow’s U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, Srila Prabhupada accompanied by two of his disciples, Syamasundara and Aravinda, embarked into a dangerous mission to s
Rathayatra Festival in Russia, Kaunas, 1989
The Russian Hare Krishna devotees distribute prasadam, food that has be cooked by devotees with love and devotion and offered to Krishna. This video was recorded in 1992.
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.
ISKCON Gurukulis make films of the animals of Vrindavan, this one is on the Squirrels of Vrindavan.
Documentary film of the 1986 Mayapur Festival that celebrated the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Includes the addresses by all the big ISKCON gurus of the time.
An ISKCON promotional video describing the purpose and future plans of the ISKCON Mayapur Temple. Includes interviews with Jaypataka Swami and Harikesh Swami. From around 1986.