Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day!

Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 24, 2010) marks the auspicious appearance day (birthday) of Lord Balarama, Lord Krishna’s older brother! Lord Balarama symbolizes strength and compassion and we invite you to take part in the celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple. Our schedule for the evening will be: 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Arati6:30 pm – 6:35 pm – Welcome and …

Jhulan Yatra: August 19th – 24th!

The Hare Krishna Temple will be observing the Jhulan Yatra festival every morning from August 19th until August 24th (last day of Jhulan Yatra and Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day). This festival commemorates the swing (Jhulan) pastime of Radha and Krishna. Every morning at 7:00 am following Deity Greetings, the small deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishna will come off the …

Vaisesika das returns to Toronto!

As announced on Sunday, by the efforts of so many devotees, we have crossed the mark of distribution over 10,000 books around Toronto! This distribution of books, is always accompanied with some kirtan, prasadam and a warm smile! A huge part of this success is attributed to Vaisesika das, who in his previous visits inspired devotees to do the unthinkable! …