The Golden Avatar gives a synopsis of the life and teachings of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the incarnation of Krishna who popularized the public chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra (sankirtana) five hundred years ago in West Bengal
An on film (1980's) of the ISKCON free food distribution program at Sridham Mayapur in West Bengal, India, the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
The American television program Common Ground interviews Bhakti Tirtha Swami was one of the ISKCON initiating gurus. The Swami has an amazing story to tell. From a most unlikely background his search for meaning in life leads him to the H
Srila Prabhupada had many very successful preaching engagements during his visits to Australia, however this was not the case at Melbourne's Latrobe University. The Australian ISKCON devotees organized a speaking engagement for Prabhupada
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
This film documents the ecstatic conclusion to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada's visit to Melbourne in 1975. We see Srila Prabhupada in his room preparing to leave and sharing his final moments with his Australian disc
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness [ISKCON] went on daily early morning walks with his disciples and guests. Here we see Srila Prabhuapda in Melb
A truly wonderful film showing Srila Prabhupada installing very large and very beautiful Gaura-Nitai Deities in Melbourne, Australia. The installation festival is full of ecstatic kirtans, some lead by Kurma Prabhu who went on to become the
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
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
The worlds largest food distribution program is also an endeavour towards satisfying Srila Prabhupada's desire to distribute Krishna Prasadam to as many people as possible. Iskcon Bangalore has initiated the Akshaya Patra mid-day meal Progr
Hare Krishna devotees in Hawaii enter Srila Prabhuapda in the Aloha Day Parade and win the main prize.
O'Hare Airport in Chicago was one of the biggest locations for distributing Srila Prabhuapda's books in the 70's. This documentary film was made in the 80's about the Hare Krishna book distribution that was going on at this airport then.
An edition of the US television program American Religious Town Hall where a group of Christian priests debate with a Hare Krishna devotee.
This video shows Srila Prabhuapda giving darshan to his disciples at an airport. There is Gaura Aroti and Prabhuapda speaks on Krishna consciousness and answers some questions and leads a kirtan. Srila Prabhupada speaks with a group of dev
A short but ecstatic video showing Srila Prabhupada arriving at Pittsburg temple and giving a welcome address to the assembled devotees. The devotees greet him with a beautiful Hare Krishna kirtan. And we see Visnujana Swami organizing the
This is an amazing video documenting the Festival of India summer tour along the Baltic Sea Coast. With Indradumunya Swami and Sri Prahlada. Includes the history of how the preaching of Krishna consciousness was started in Poland. Filmed
I asked Srila Prabhupada, 'Why are you leaving your family,' and he said, 'My wife, she is drinking too much tea.' So Prabhupada told her: Do you want me or tea? At that time she said, Tea. Then Prabhupada said, So you do with your te
A great documentary showing the Hare Krishna movement's participation in the Polish Woodstock festival. This is a huge festival with over 400,000 people attending and it is the climax of the annual Laxmi Nrsima Travelling Festival program i
In this rare color film Srila Prabhupada gives an introduction and summary to the Bhagavad-gita As It Is. As It Is is significant. Perhaps there is no other edition of Bhagavad-gita where it is written As It Is. Prabhupada appreciates
This yoga system, bhakti-yoga, how to increase attachment for Krishna, is being taught by our Krishna consciousness movement. One has to learn this yogic system from Krishna directly or from His representative. At present it is not possibl
George Harrison's best song. Contains the devotees from ISKCON's London Radha Krishna Temple, the Govinda Singers, chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.
This is a track from the Radha Krishna Temple Album produced by George Harrison. When Srila Prabhuapda first heard this song, The Govindam Prayers, some verses from the Sri Brahma Samhita put to a mixture of modern and classical Indian
Make sure you watch to the end! Srila Prabhupada chants Jaya Radha-Madhava, then speaks on Bhagavad-gita 2.13, then there is a VERY ECSTATIC Hare Krishna kirtan. Don't miss it! As the embodied soul continually passes, in this body, from b
Hare Krishna Song from 70s
Vani devi dasi (age ~13) sings a beautiful Hare Krishna Mantra tune at New Raman Reti's Sunday Love Feast. ISKCON has a free vegetarian love feast every Sunday. These were the instructions of Founder/Acharya A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Pr
Srila Prabhuapda gives class on Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.7. Includes very nice devotee kirtan. By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the
Late, Late, Late Show on Dublin Ireland TV interview Prithu Prabhu, the leader of the Hare Krishna's in Ireland at that time.
Television news coverage of the Hare Krishnas in Lima, 1990's
Television documentary showing the conflict between the villiagers at Lechmore Heath, a small vilage where the UK Hare Krishna Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor is situated. The vilagers were upset that 20,000 Indians would regularly come and d
Collection of images including live Deity Greeting from ISKCON temple with the Govindam Prayers from the famous Radha Krishna Temple album produced by George Harrison
Documentary on the preaching techniques of the Hare Krishna devotees at Bhaktivedanta Manor in Lechmore Heath, near London. This is in the time when Bhagavan das was the Acharya in London and it is a nice view into life in ISKCON London dur
Nice news piece on Prabhuapda's Palace New Vrindavan
Nice TV news coverage of New Vrindavana
New Vrindavan and the effect it had on the local community of Moundsville West Virginia
An old French television news piece on the Hare Krishna movement as The Religion of Smiles. Centred around a famous model who joined the Hare Krishna temple in Paris, France.
From 1972 US Television show Challenge My Sermon. Umapati das presents a sermon on Krishna consciousness and it is challenged by a pannel of Christians. Umapati das was one of the first disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta S
A US television show with four Christian ministers interviewing Rupanuga Prabhu, one of the first disciples of Srila Prabhuapda who joined ISKCON in 1966. They are trying to understand what is this Krishna Consciousness movement. This is
Ann Jones, a reporter from the Philadelphia Enquirer and Sandy Nixon have compiled a list of questions for Srila Prabhupada. Sandy Nixon planned to write a book and a New York Times magazine article on the spiritual masters who were influ
Srila Prabhupada speaks with the head of the Social Services department of the Australian government and tries to explain the benefits of creating first-class men, that is men who will follow the regulative principles including the principl