One of the biggest festivals of the year will be taking place Tuesday, March 26 at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple – Gaura Purnima! The festival is observed annually (usually in February or March) by Krishna devotees all over the world —especially in the area of Mayapur, India, the place where He appeared in the year 1486. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, …
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CDM (Monthly temple Cleanup) for Gaura Purnima!
The Monthly Temple Clean-up or CDM (Ceto Darpana Marjanam) is a project which entails individuals getting together and cleaning an area of the Temple together. This month the clean-up will be taking place at 10am on Saturday, March 23, 2013. It will be a very auspicious cleaning of the Temple as we are preparing for the biggest festivals, Gaura-Purnima (the appearance day of Shri Chaitanya …
Deity Darshan: 3/17/2013
A Unique Perspective of Our Altar
Sometimes all it takes is a little creative perspective, and suddenly an everyday sight can be given a new twist. Resident devotee, Manish Thorat, snapped this nice picture of our beautiful Deities with the focus on the lamp that is offered during one of the aratis (ceremonies) of the day!
Deity Darshan: 3/10/13
Siva Ratri – This Sunday!
This Sunday, March 10th, we 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). This Sunday, we will learn more about the great qualities and pastimes of Lord Siva. We hope that you can join us this Sunday for this occasion! Schedule*: …
Deity Darshan: 3/3/2013
Pictures taken by Manish Thorat
Book Club – Lord Chaitanya His Life and Teachings
The Toronto Hare Krishna Book Club continues with a new book for March – “Lord Chaitanya His Life and Teachings”. By reading 3 pages a day, you can complete the book in a month! Here is a small summary of the book: Throughout the ages, many avataras – divinely inspired teachers and incarnations of God – have appeared in the world …
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Deity Darshan: Nityananda Trayodasi 2013
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