Author: ISKCON Toronto

There has been some confusion regarding the 2013 ISKCON Toronto Vaishnava Calendar. Saphala Ekadashi is on January 7th, however for Toronto fasting is observed on Maha Dvadasi – January 8th. Ekadashi is a bi-monthly observance where followers of Vaishnava traditions abstain from grains, the observance is based on the lunar calendar and occasionally Ekadashi will fall over two days, in …

For quite some time, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple held weekly Bhagavad Gita classes every Friday evening. This was done as part of the Bhakti Sastri certification program. ISKCON Toronto is very happy to announce that the Bhagavad Gita classes are back! On Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 ISKCON Toronto will resume weekly Bhagavat Gita classes. Classes will start at 6:30pm and …

As is the annual tradition, on the evening of December 31st, 2012, a large contingent of exuberant devotees from Toronto’s vibrant Hare Krishna community went over to join the tens of thousands of people at City Hall as they rung in the new year.  A quick scan of YouTube yields some highlights uploaded by random Torontonians!  Check it out:

On New Year’s Day, January 1st, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year.  This year’s festival will feature a new drama by HH Bhaktimarga Swami entitled, “Gita – Concise”. The schedule for the …

The following is your detailed guide to ringing in the New Year “Hare Krishna Style”! As we do every year, devotees gather at the temple on New Year’s Eve and then head over to City Hall to join the tens of thousands of revelers, ushering in the new year. However, we come armed with our drums, karatalas (cymbals) and voices …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre is excited to announce that HG Nityananda das will be making another visit to our wonderful community this weekend!  For those who may recall, Nityananda das visited our temple for the first time a few weeks ago and electrified our temple with an incredible discourse during our Sunday Feast celebrations. Nityananda das serves as the Chairperson …

Book Distribution Team on Dec. 26thafter meeting the goal! For those who have been closely following, ISKCON Toronto’s Sankirtan Team has been on a mission to distribute (share)  14,000+ books for Prabhupada Marathon 2012 and 40,000+ books for the entire year!  This meant hitting the streets and getting books to the public but also to family, friends and more. On Boxing Day …