Author: ISKCON Toronto

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is excited to announce that HG Rohini Priya das will be back in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) from April 15 to 18, 2016!  He will facilitating programs all around the GTA, including the Sunday Feast discourse on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple. His Grace Rohini Priya Das Prabhu graduated …

Last month, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple was contacted by a local production company that is working with Hollywood-based filmmakers for an upcoming big-budget movie set to be released in 2018.  They were scouting locations for a film shoot and came upon our building and fell in love with it!  They contacted the temple to see if they could shoot …

Picutres by Sahil Srivastava and Subhadra devi dasi On a rainy, full moon Tuesday evening in March, devotees from Toronto’s Hare Krishna community gathered to celebrate the advent of one of the most merciful forms of Lord Krishna – Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu!  A packed temple, filled with reveling devotees exploded with colour, kirtan and the aroma of a delectable vegetarian …

With recent news of the tragic passing of former Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, many devotees of Toronto’s Hare Krishna Community have been fondly recalling how the then-Mayor visited our annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) in 2014. It was the second day of our grand two-day annual event on Centre Island and word quickly got around that the Mayor had …

In 1965, a 69 year-old spiritual teacher from India arrives in the West and settles among the hippies of New York’s Lower East Side. From a tiny storefront, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami starts a revolution of consciousness influencing tens of thousands in the US and worldwide. Check out this inspirational video all about the worldwide contributions and growth of ISKCON!

There is an incredible video making the rounds online which paints an amazingly beautiful picture of what life is like in the holy land of Mayapur.  Told from the perspective of a young gurukula (school) student, this video promises to leave you with goosebumps!  Check it out below.

Srimad Bhagavatam is described as the ripened fruit of all Vedic knowledge. Reading and discussing Srimad Bhagavatam is a core practice amongst Hare Krishnas (bhakti-yogis). By the regular reading and discussing of the Srimad Bhagavatam, one not only acquires deep spiritual realizations but also overcomes several disturbances to ones  inner happiness and overall success in life. We invite you to …

*** ANNOUNCEMENT – We have a special arrangements for the kids of community for the festival.  We will have professional face painters at the festival and all kids will be invited to be part of the celebrations in a unique way.  In order to keep things organized, we are asking all parents to bring their kids to the temple no …

On Sunday, March 13th, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple celebrated Shiva Rati. Shiva Rati is a night of celebrations that are dedicated to Lord Shiva who is the top most devotee of Lord Krishna. The night started out with an arati ceremony for their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha, who were as radiant as spring sunshine. Then devotees gathered for lecture …

After a cold winter, that special time of the year has arrived. With clear skies, sunshine and warm cool breezes greeting you, spring has arrived!  With the warmer weather comes lots of opportunities to render service to our beautiful Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha. For starters, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is participating in two very large conventions and …