Author: ISKCON Toronto

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is excited to welcome both Niranjana Swami and Madhavananda Dasa to our community from Thursday April 26, 2018 to Monday, April 30, 2018. They both visited last year and enamoured our entire community with their kirtans, in-depth classes and overall association! This visit, there are many programs to be a part of across the GTA …

In honour of Lord Ramachandra’s appearance on Sunday, Mar 25th, Toronto Sankirtan Team (TST) is delighted to extend two exciting initiatives for you and your friends and family, as we collectively get ready to celebrate this most auspicious festival! DAILY Readings from the Ramayana via Conference call (Mar 12th to Apr 13th) Monday, Mar 12th to Friday, Apr 13th5:45 AM …

On Sunday, March 25th, we will be celebrating Rama Navami, the appearance of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is an incarnation of Krishna who appeared in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga as the son of King Dasaratha. During Lord Rama’s reign, all the citizens were happy, religious and their necessities of life were provided. He was a virtuous, charitable and dutiful …

ISKCON Toronto will be hosting a 6 Hour Kirtan on Saturday March 3rd, 2018 from 2:30pm to 8:30pm to celebrate the Appearance Day of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Please join us for a wonderful Kirtan and prasadam (vegetarian feast) to celebrate the glories of Lord Caitanya! We will be chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-Mantra for 6 hours in a variety of melodies. It …

This Sunday, February 18, 2018, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Siva Ratri.* Siva Ratri literally translates as “the Night of Lord Siva.” Lord Siva is described as “the greatest Vaishnava (devotee of Lord Krishna)”; as such, this week’s Sunday Feast will be dedicated to honouring Lord Siva. The tentative schedule is as follows: 6:00pm to 6:30pm – Arati6:30pm …

Join us at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple on Thursday March 1st, as we celebrate one of the biggest festivals of the year, Gaura Purnima, the appearance of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. He appeared in the city of Navadvipa in Bengal in 1486. Throughout His life he practically demonstrated how to follow the …

Our very own Toronto Sankirtan Team (TST) has been featured in ISKCON News! This article highlights some of the challenges leading up the December Marathon and how the collective efforts of many devotees across the GTA helped SMASH all of the goals set out this year. To read the full article, please click here!

On Monday, January 29, 2018 we will be celebrating Nityananda Trayodasi, the auspicious appearance day of Nityananda Prabhu. The name Nityananda means eternal happiness. Nityananda Prabhu appeared in the 15th century as the principle associate of Lord Caitanya, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. Together they helped spread the chanting of the holy names of the Lord far and …

Vedic Roots Montessori Academy (VRMA) was born in 2015 with a vision to create responsible and conscious future leaders by building excellence through holistic development. We believe that a holistic education (addressing the mind, body and soul) can significantly contribute to a positive childhood experience, which research has shown, is linked to lifelong physical, mental and emotionalwell-being. Over the last three …

Congratulations to Team Toronto for a very successful Marathon 2017. Together, “WE DID IT”. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, and the blessings of our Sankirtan generals Vaisesika Prabhu and Bhaktimarga Swami, we smashed our goals! Not only did we exceed our goals locally, but Team Toronto ranked 4th in all of North America in its remittance to the BBT, the …