The Garden Ashram - a podcast by Sarah Steel

Hare Krishnas are often seen as joyous, harmless people, dancing their way through the streets, chanting to bells in their colourful robes. But in one particular Australian offshoot, a young woman named Lina told me about her not-so-harmless experiences.

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Credits:

Written and Hosted by Sarah Steel

Researched by Haley Gray and Sarah Steel

Music by Joe Gould

Links:

• About ISKCON — background at Krishna.com, accessed November 2019
• What You Need to Know About Hare Krishnas — by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR, 22 May 2008
• Wollumbin — Geographical Names Extract, Geographical Names Board, accessed November 2019
• Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track — NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service listing, accessed November 2019
• Hardly Krishna — by Sushi Das, The Age, 2 June 2003
• Judge Rejects Charges of ‘Brainwashing’ Against Hare Krishna Aides — by Murray Schumach, The New York Times, 18 March 1977
• Krishna Expels Leader of Group Under U.S. Probe — UPI, Los Angeles Times, 18 March 1987

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