Hare Krishna Mantra -- Hit Record in 1969! - 1080p HD

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 the devotees to make a recording of the Maha Mantra for release as a single. Harrison produced and performed on the song, for which Mukunda provided the musical arrangement and played mridangam, and Yamuna and Shyamsundar served as lead vocalists. Malati, Janaki, Gurudas and others joined in as chorus singers, in addition to playing percussive instruments such as kartals.

Released by Apple Records in August, and credited to Radha Krishna Temple (London), "Hare Krishna Mantra" peaked at number 12 on the UK's national singles chart and was a commercial success around the world. The devotees twice performed the song on BBC-TV's Top of the Pops and played a series of concerts across Europe to meet public demand. Mukunda later said: "We went from street people to celebrity status. Overnight."

Aided by the association with Harrison, the single established the ancient mantra in the cultural mainstream, while also attracting many new members to ISKCON's centres.

For the growing London temple, this achievement was accompanied by a more tolerant attitude from a previously wary public. In addition, in the Gaudiya Vaishnava faith, the international popularity of the Radha Krishna Temple's recording was viewed as the fulfillment of a prediction by the Hare Krishna movement's sixteenth-century avatar, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who had written: "One day, the chanting of the holy names of God will be heard in every town and village of the world."

[KD-bjtb]

Hare Krishna, all glories to his divine Grace AC BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADA

[Simpleandspiritual]

Everything about this is absolutely PERFECT!!! Hari bol

[ChildofGod]

George Harrison was HARDCORE Hare Krishna

[karaamundson]

Awesome! I feel like this is in my born-in-1965 DNA. Once again--
Thank you, George Harrison for bring this to the west

[sundaresansita]

Once again Sri Ramanuja acharya, took birth as Acharaya Bakthi vedantha Srila Prabhu Padh mahraj.

[simonrice]

Bless you George you are missed ❤❤❤ Hare Krishna 🙏🏼

[pijushkumerdey]

this is in 1969!!
what i am doing in today!!!

[souravdixit]

Hare Krishna!! Srila Prabhupada ki jai!! All glories to the ever merciful Vaishnavas 🙏

[JoseGarcia-mdlv]

HARE KRISHNA HERMANAS Y HERMANOS PAZ CONSCIENCIA ARTE CULTURA AMOR DIOS HERMANDAD UNION COMPRENCION AMISTAD RESPETO ..AMOR Y PAZ HERMANAS Y HERMANOS .HARÉ KRISHNA HARÉ RAMMA.. DESDE SANTIAGO DE CHILE UN HARE KRISHNA HERMANAS Y HERMANOS..☮️✌️☯️☯️✌️☮️

[nishantkumaryadav]

Hare Krishna hare Krishna Krishna Krishna hare hare Hare Ram hare Ram Ram Ram hare hare

[mrmjb]

They also backed Johnny Rivers on Say His Name single too.

[Vibecheckbyabhi]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ such a gift, ,,, its the most healing thing a person can listen to🫶🏻🫶🏻

[slouhend]

"That record rocketed to the top of the music charts worldwide."

Where?
#12 UK
#15 West Germany
#20 New Zealand
#69 Australia

For those who will write that it was #1 in Czechoslovakia - it really wasn't.
First, there was no official chart in Czechoslovakia then. The only hit parade were, in fact, charts mentioning just best-selling records released by Czechoslovak publishing companies.
Second, "Hare Krishna Mantra" single was never released in Czechoslovakia, nor it was officially imported here under license.

[jasmineflower]

HARIBOL !
Which song was on the B side ??

[caelebshouse]

Fun fact the end of this is sampled in Kate Bush’s song All We Ever Look For