Melbourne, Australia

In Melbourne, Australia, is a thriving ISKCON temple on the outskirts of the city, in the historic district a few blocks from the ocean. Srila Prabhupada visited Melbourne four times, twice here at this temple. His rooms upstairs house a beautiful museum, with all his personal paraphernalia on display. The main sitting room is where we chanted our japa each morning.







A lot of prasadam distribution is happening every day in Melbourne. Downtown is Crossways, an inexpensive lunch program that serves at least 300 people each day. Two blocks away is Gopal's restaurant, serving 200 - 250 people for lunch and dinner.




Brahma Kunda kindly hosted us in his apartment on the outskirts of Melbourne city, driving us to and from the temple, taking us to see the city, to the beach, and most important- bringing maha sweets for Gaura.


While in Melbourne,
Gaura and I watched some of the Australian Tennis Open matches.


The beach near the temple.


Sunset over the city bridge