Author: ISKCON Toronto

ISKCON Toronto’s 2017 Congregational Vyasa Puja Book The appearance day (birthday) of Srila Prabhupada is a very special occasion for all Hare Krishna devotees.  Srila Prabhupada appeared on Nandotsava – the day that Nanda Maharaja had a big festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krsna (Sri Krsna Janmastami).   This year, Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja falls on Wednesday, August …

The day after celebrations for one of our biggest festivals of the year, Krsna Janmastami, we will be celebrating one of the most important festivals for us as Hare Krishnas – Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja starting at 11am on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. The Vyasa Puja festival is always held the day after Janmastami and the festival honours the appearance …

Join us for 5 fun-filled days for a memorable experience of interactive spiritual learning. Each of the five days will have a unique theme from our rich Vedic Heritage. Activities will include arts, crafts, drama, yoga, music, cooking classes, outdoor activities and much more. Sumptuous breakfast, lunch and snack prasadam will be provided. Here are more details: The camp will run for …

Krishna’s Funskool at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is very happy to announce the Summer Camp for Youth-2017, a unique value-based leadership program for youth aged 12-17 years! Join us for 2 fun-filled days of interactive spiritual learning, intriguing outdoor and indoor activities, sumptuous prasadam, practical life management skills, yoga, meditation, music and much more. We invite you to experience, explore and evolve – …

Come join us this Monday to celebrate the appearance of Lord Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krishna! Lord Balarama always protects His devotees and is known to be very merciful even to the most fallen conditioned soul. What better way to end off the long weekend than coming to the temple to celebrate this very special appearance day starting …

A few years ago, the leadership of our international Hare Krishna movement instituted the “ISKCON Disciples Course”, which is a great overview about several important aspects in one’s spiritual life within our Hare Krishna family. This foundational course covers important topics like: The importance of accepting initiation in a disciplic successionSrila Prabhupada’s special positionHow to select a spiritual masterRelationships in …

As tens of thousands of people descended upon downtown Toronto to attend the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), the media also took notice!  Our festival was featured as part of news coverage on major networks.  We did a quick scan of websites and newspapers and were able to grab a few highlights: CTV News: Canadian Immigrant Magazine: Toronto Star …

Last week (July 14-16, 2017), the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) and celebrations brought an incredible spiritual splash of culture to the whole city!  If you want to relive the experience of attending the festival, we have you covered.  Check out the videos below (courtesy of Sathi Prabhu):

On Friday, July 14, 2017, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted an incredible 12-Hour Kirtan.  Our main Temple Room (prayer hall) was filled by the evening with chanters who collectively vibrated spiritual mantras!  Check out the videos below:

Click Here to Visit the Official Festival Website! We would like to humbly invite everyone to join us this year, from July 14th-16th, 2017 for our 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra here in Toronto. As the whole city has noticed, the Toronto Islands have flooded due to the high amounts of rain this spring and summer.  The city has closed the Toronto …