Interview with the Sydney ISKCON temple president in mid 1980s on the Kings Cross Food for Life program. Very favorable.
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 unders
Australian television program 'Catch Them as they Go' on new religious movements. This episode documents the Hare Krishna movement in Australia in 1983
At the beginning of the 1983 Sydney Rathayatra festival an Indian lady fell in front of Lord Jagannatha's cart and the wheel ran over her head and killed her. This is one of the many television news reports of the sad incident.
A documentary on the deprogramming of Hare Krishna devotees by people like Ted Patrick. It contains a lot of clips from the Lou Grant show on the subject and also clips from television news.
An amazing hall preaching program by Srila Prabhupada in Melbourne, Australia in 1974. A very ecstatic class by Srila Prabhupada which he begins by quoting the Christian prayer, Hallowed be Thy Name... And then goes on to explain the name
The members of ISKCON Silicon Valley are dedicated to a life of service in the Sankirtana movement of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, following the mood and method of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada the Founder/Acarya of
An African Safari preaching program organized by ISKCON Festivals in 1998. Tribhuvanatha Prabhu. Tribhuvananta was a Prabhupada disciple particularly instructed to spread Krishna consciousness by public festivals. He you see a 1998 Africa
This documentary investigates the situation of the cows and bulls in India in 1980. It shows, that contrary to the Western opinion, it is far better for India for India to protect her cows instead of slaughtering them for meat. The cow and
In the 1980s the Hare Krishna movement was so prominent and newsworthy that Television stations were announcing the Gaura Purnima Festival.
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,
Australian Traveling Temple Kirtan party banned from chanting Hare Krishna in North Queensland 1985.
Documentation of the Dedication Ceremony of ISKCON Bangalore Center For Advancement of Culture when it was still an ISKCON temple. Features the President of India, Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma to the cause of promotion of Vedic culture and spi
The ISCKON Foundation was launched by the GBC in 1992 when they saw the Western devotees were loosing interest. So it was an attempt by the GBC to convert Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON, which is supposed to be spreading Krishna consciousness al
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
Part 1 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 begins with Srila Prabhupada chanting japa on his tuls
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
Part 4 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 focuses on Srila Prabhupada's daily devotional practic
In April 1991 Australian television's 'Country Report' produced a documentary on the ISKCON Newcastle / Cessnock Hare Krishna farm.
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 on ISKCON's distribution of Srila Prabhuapda's transcendental books in Europe in 1986 in the countries: Holland,Germany,Switzerland,Belgium and Norway. Very interesting. Catches the mood of the European ISKCON book distributors
Part 3 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 a lively discussion with a high-ranking frenc
The son of a newspaper editor joins the Hare Krishna movement in 1978. At the time there was huge propaganda against the Hare Krishna movement, claiming it was brainwashing, and parents of devotees had started hiring deprogrammers who wou
Australian television program 'Simon Townsends Wonder World' covers food kitchens in Sydney and features Hare Krishna Food for Life.
ISKCON Sydney Food For Life full interview with Rev Ted Noffs, founder of the famous Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross, member of parliament, etc. Includes 'wild vision' filmed by television station.
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
Australia's 60 Minutes 'Children of Krishna' from 1980. Classic television program documenting the Gurukul at ISKCON's Australian farm community, New Govardhan.
During October of 1985 the Australian government cut off the funding for many services providing emergency food assistance to homeless people in Sydney. This caused a massive increase in the number of people using the ISKCON Food For Life S
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.
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
Bhavananda visits ISKCON's New Govardhan farm community in Northern New South Wales Australia to perform some marriages of his disciples but he decides to cancel the weddings. This is television news coverage.
An Australian religious television program covers one of Bhavananda's visits to Australia.
Australian national morning television show crosses live to the ISKCON temple to cover the morning program and Bhavananda's visit.
Queensland's Today Tonight televison news covers Bhavananda's visit to Brisbane.
Channel Seven News covers Bhavananda visiting Brisbane to open the new temple.
Australian television program Compass documentary on Kurma, the famous Australian cook. Very well produced and interesting show.
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.
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.
