So, we were recently on BlogTO, a blog which covers local news in Toronto and came upon a blog post of theirs which profiled what Toronto looked like in the 1990s. Of the many pictures posted, one of them shows a shot of Yonge and Dundas (this is before the days of Yonge-Dundas Square). Check out the group of devotees …
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Our New Toronto Hare Krishna Radio!
As many have noticed, we have a new addition to our blog – the Toronto Hare Krishna Radio! We have been quite excited about this new initiative as we have batted plenty of ideas around but we aren’t sure what you, the listeners, want to hear. So, here’s your chance to be part of the action and help out! Fill …
HH Gunagrahi Swami visits Toronto this weekend!
We are very fortunate to have HH Gunagrahi das Goswami visit us in Toronto this weekend! Gunagrahi das Goswami joined the Hare Krishna Movement in Buffalo, NY in 1969 and was initiated by His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna Movement in 1971 and later accepted Sannyas (renounced order of life) in 1983. …
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium
As many ISKCON devotees may know, the biggest construction project in the history of our movement is underway in Mayapura, India where ISKCON’s international headquarters can be found. Srila Prabhupada was a true visionary. He always had very big ideas for the spreading of Krishna consciousness and the ideal spiritual culture. One of Srila Prabhupada’s many gifts to his followers, …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, January 9, 2011
Toronto’s Srila Prabhupada Marathon 2010
December, 2010 saw Toronto’s vibrant Hare Krishna community join hundreds of Hare Krishna centres around the world in the annual “Srila Prabhupada Marathon”. During the last month of the year, temples around the world make a focused effort to share (distribute) as many books of ancient, spiritual wisdom with the public! With continued inspiration from HG Vaisesika das, the goal …
Come Out to Celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of CDM (Temple Clean-Up)!!!
Are you ready for it? Next Saturday, January 15th, we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Cheto Darpana Marjanam (CDM) program in our temple, also known as the monthly temple clean-up. This project entails organized cleaning of one part of our beautiful temple as a group. This time, CDM will feature the presence of some special devotees from the …
A Drama Presented by the Halifax Brahmacaris!
During our Prabhupada Festival on January 1st, the brahmacaris (student-monks) visiting from the east coast treated the crowd to a wonderful little comedic drama. It was centred on fun (and maybe slightly-exaggerated) stories of adventures while distributing books. The brahmacaris performed the same drama the next day at ISKCON Scarborough and we found the video online. Enjoy! Part One:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rWPl8HtI0o?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&w=500&h=300] …
Some Amazing Stats About Your Toronto Krishna Blog!
One of the responsibilities of lovingly caring for our Toronto Hare Krishna Blog is to monitor the traffic that is coming to this site. We have always been thrilled with the continued growth of traffic to our site. We’ve been tracking traffic on the site since July 2008 (about two and a half years) and thought it might be nice …
Prabhupada Festival a Smashing Success!
The annual Prabhupada festival took place during the evening of January 1st and it brought dance, drama and devotees to the temple as hundreds gathered to start the year off on the right foot. With wonderful kirtan, a special arati (offering) to Srila Prabhupada, and a comedic drama, it was a packed evening of festivities. The highlight of the evening …