Author: Vijay Teli

ISKCON Toronto will be celebrating Diwali on Thursday, November 4th. The Temple will be open for special Darshan Visits from 4:15am – 12:30pm and 4:00pm – 7:00pm.  The story of Diwali stems back to ancient times when inhabitants of Ayodhya celebrated the return of Lord Ramachandra. Lord Rama was in exile, away from His kingdom, for many years. The joyful …

The holiest month of Kartik or Damodar is from October 21st -November 18th this year. It is a great opportunity, for new and seasoned bhakti practitioners alike, to dive a little deeper into their spiritual practices. As per Vedic texts, any devotional activity done during this month has its benefits multiplied a thousand-fold. Lord Krishna is known for His sweet childhood pastimes …

This Saturday, October 23rd, ISKCON Toronto and temples from across the GTA will be joining ISKCON temples around the world for a peaceful Global Kirtan Protest to demand protection and justice for the minorities in Bangladesh. Between October 13 and 15, multiple temples, homes, shops, and individuals were attacked across several districts of Bangladesh. Several innocent members of the Hindu …

Greetings from Krishna Funskool! We are pleased to inform you that our popular Bhagavad Gita classes for children aged 3 years to 15 years old, will resume from Saturday, October 2nd, 2021. Please register for these classes by filling in this FORM. There are two groups, 3 years-9 years and 10 years-15 years. These classes will be conducted every Saturday. Registration fee: $50 per month For students already registered with the regular KFS Sunday …

Greetings from Krishna Funskool at ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple, Toronto.   Krishna’s Funskool (Weekly Sunday classes) has a range of exciting activities lined up especially for children aged 3-17 years.    We are very happy to announce that we have now extended our Sunday sessions to children up to the age of 17 years.   Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions …

On Monday, September 13th we will be celebrating the grand festival of Radhastami– the appearance of Srimati Radharani! This is a special festival for New Remuna Dhama (ISKCON Toronto). This year marks the 49th installation anniversary of our beloved Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha. Their Lordships were installed in 1972 in a small Temple on Gerrard Street and have …

It has been an annual tradition on the evening of the festival where everyone can participate- gifts are brought in and are opened by the priests before Srimati Radharani. This year we have some gifts that can be sponsored online and will be offered on your behalf. Click HERE for Gift and Sponsorship details. Gifts can also be brought to …

On Monday, August 30th we will be celebrating  Krishna Janmastami, the appearance day of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna appeared over five thousand years ago in Mathura. His name means the all-attractive one. He is transcendental, all-knowing and possesses all the qualities of all the avatars yet He remains as an ever-youthful cowherd boy. His beauty and sweetness know no bounds. …

The day after celebrations for one of our biggest festivals of the year, Krsna Janmastami, we will be celebrating one of the most important festivals for us as Hare Krishnas – Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja on Tuesday,  August 31, 2021. The Vyasa Puja festival is always held the day after Janmastami and the festival honours the appearance of our spiritual …

As we step into August, we are looking at a month of many auspicious events. Balarama Purnima or the appearance and birthday of Lord Balarama is the first in line on Sunday, August 22nd. He is the older brother of Lord Krishna who assists Him in all His pastimes. As has been the case for the last few weekends, COVID …