Original article written by Peter Mcintosh – April 02, 2016 for Otago daily times
Hare Krishna monk his holiness Indradyumna Swami with Dunedin Hare Krishnaco-ordinator Jane Beecroft at Dunedin International Airport yesterday. Indradyumna Swami is a former United States marine who now travels the world promoting the Krishna lifestyle.
He said he had come from India to New Zealand and would stay in Dunedin for three days.
The movement is celebrating 50 years since it began in the West in 1966.
The monk, who has no wife or children or bank account, travels from place to place, and stays in one place for only three days.
In Dunedin he will share his teachings, answering questions and showing people how to do yoga and meditate.