Our community is more than accustomed to our larger-than-life festivals that bring so much colour and excitement. Whether a dramatic Gaura Purnima festival or celebrating New Year’s in style – you can always expect an enlivening experience. However, we rarely get a chance to hear from those who arrive at one of our grand festivals for the FIRST time. Below …
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Small Rama Navami Celebrations on Tuesday!
While the appearance of Lord Ramachandra was celebrated in grand style yesterday during our weekly Sunday program, smaller celebrations will be held tomorrow (Tuesday, April 11, 2011). The program will be as follows: 6:00pm to 6:30pm – Kirtan (Arati) 6:30pm to 7:30pm – Reading from English Ramayana (novel by Krsna Dharma das) 7:30pm to 8:00pm – Light Vegetarian Dinner (Prasadam) …
Deity Darshan: Sunday April 9, 2011
Rama Navami Celebrations this Sunday!
*** UPDATE – The temple will be hosting a 24-hour reading of the Ramayana, starting at 1:30pm on Saturday. Please come and join us for this wonderful reading! *** Next Tuesday marks the appearance day of Lord Ramachandra. Lord Ramachandra, an incarnation of Lord Krishna, embodies the perfect example of how to perform our duties as the greatest king. In …
Andha Yuga – The 18th Day of the Mahabharata (Hindi Drama)
Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple, in association with the Hindi Writer’s Guild presents “Andha Yuga – The 18th Day of the Mahabharata”. This Hindi drama will be presented on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 6-9pm in Mississauga. A warm invitation goes out to one and all to join us for this fundraising event for the temple and seize the opportunity to …
An Incredibly Inspirational Video About the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium Project in Mayapura, India!
The following video can be found on the website of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium. It is the video presentation that was shown during the annual international meetings in Mayapura, India and it really captures the amazing progress on ISKCON’s biggest project! Be sure to check out the inspirational part of the video where devotees from around the whole …
Offenses to Avoid at the Temple – Slides from Today’s Sunday Feast Class by Rupanuga das
As promised during this evening’s Sunday program, below are the slides from the class given by HG Rupanuga das about “Offences to Avoid at the Temple”. Enjoy!
Deity Darshan: Sunday April 4, 2011
Bhaktimarga Swami Leading Kirtan on a Boat in Mayapura, India!
Continuing with our recent tendency to post YouTube videos, here is a video of our very own Bhaktimarga Swami leading kirtan on a boat last month in Mayapura, India!
Re-Living Gaura Purnima Celebrations!
We invite you to re-live our recent Gaura Purnima celebrations through these wonderful videos which captured some highlights from the festival! Thanks goes out to Raga Manjari devi dasi for both taking and posting the videos below! Opening dramatic vignette telling the story of how Adaita Acharya prayed for the appearance of Lord Caitanya: A monologue by Praharna devi dasi, …