Author: ISKCON Toronto

On Sunday, June 26th, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted a “Launch Party” for our annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) in the heart of the city at downtown Toronto at Yonge-Dundas Square.  Check out the video highlights below:

Due to an outstanding response from our previous mridanga course, the Toronto Hare Krishna temple is proud to announce another training course which will happen on July 9th and 10th. This course will teach karatalas (hand cymbals) to beginner students of mridanga, and mridanga to intermediate and advanced students of mridanga. As an exciting idea, students who attend this course …

Swimming in Snana-Yatra Bliss!Festival Report by: Smruthi VenkateshanFestival Photos by: Monisha Pillai On Sunday, July 3, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple continued it’s countdown to the annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) by celebrating Jagannatha Snana-Yatra almost 14 days before the grand festival. This celebration is an integral part of the Ratha-Yatra festival when their Lordships Sri Jagannatha, Sri Baladeva …

A sure sign that the annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is just around the corner (July 16-17, 2016) is the annual Jagannatha Snana-Yatra festival! Snana-Yatra is a wonderful festival, wherein Deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting!After the bathing ceremony (Snana-Yatra), Lord Jagannātha becomes “sick”. He is therefore removed to …

Are you getting excited for our community to host the 44th annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India)? As the largest of it’s kind in North America, our festival draws people from around the world. To that end, we need some help! Specifically: Airport drop offs / pick ups during the week of the festival Donations to the temple of bedding, fans, …

What can be a better way for devotees to celebrate Canada Day than going out on the annual Canada Day Harinama (outdoor chanting and dancing)?  It has been our Hare Krishna tradition to celebrate Canada Day by hitting the streets with chanting and dancing! The main goal of this event is to invite as many people as possible to the …

With summer in full swing, the excitement surrounding the 44th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes! The Festival of India has always relied on the power of volunteer efforts to make it the amazing success that it is today. Volunteering also means meeting incredible, new people while helping to make one of Toronto’s most astonishing …

Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) Launch Party!Date: Sunday, June 26th, 2016Time: 12:00pm to 10:00pmLocation: Yonge-Dundas Square (southeast corner of Yonge and Dundas)TTC Subway: Dundas Station To kick off the official countdown to the 44th Annual Festival of India, a special day-long launch party will be held at Yonge-Dundas Square. The festival will include a cavalcade of activities, attractions and performances, including …

On Monday, May 23rd, most of Toronto was celebrating a day off, marking Victoria Day.  Meanwhile, enthusiastic members of the Toronto Hare Krishna community hit the streets with instruments, smiles and books to share an uplifting, spiritual message through harinama sankirtan (outdoor chanting and dancing)!  Led by Vaisesika Prabhu and Nirakula Mataji, the devotees setup at Bay & Queen and …

From June 10-14, 2016 the Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa Hare Krishna communities will be jointly hosting a “Holy Name Retreat” at a Buddhist Retreat Centre, located two hours away from Montreal.  This very special retreat will be facilitated by Devaki devi dasi, a senior devotee in our international Hare Krishna movement. Some features of the Holy Name Retreat: Deepen your …