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We will be celebrating Govardhana Puja and Diwali on Tuesday, October 25th from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.  During the time of Lord Krishna, the villagers of Vrindavan used to honour King Indra, the demigod responsible for providing rain for harvest. One day, young Krishna convinced the villagers to celebrate Govardhana Hill instead of Lord Indra because it was the soil of …

Hare Krishna, We would like to extend greetings to everyone on the occasion of Diwali! Please note that as per our Vaishnava calendar both Diwali and Govardhana Puja fall on Tuesday, October 25th and we will have grand festivities from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. However, we understand that many individuals will be observing Diwali on Monday, October 24th, and wish to …

The Hare Krishna Temple warmly invites one and all to join us for a reflective afternoon as we observe Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day on Friday, October  28th at 6:00pm. On this day, we reflect on the remarkable pastimes of Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). ISKCON is now a worldwide movement and is comprised …

The holiest month of Kartik or Damodar is from October 10th -November 7th 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 …

A new batch of Bhakti Sastri is starting beginning of November 2022. Kindly fill this survey by OCTOBER 15- and SPREAD the word about this course! https://forms.gle/FeSRQAyA7PTWKGvi9 Note: This is a structured online certificate program from Mayapur Institute, India that will be conducted over 1-1.5 years with a fee of ~$200. There will be weekly classes and assessments every few …

Some events are public, and others are at private residences. To attend the public events, you may do so at the given date and time at the specified locations: ISKCON Toronto, 243 Avenue Road, Toronto M5R 2J6 ISKCON Brampton, 173 Advance Boulevard, Unit #41, Brampton, CA L6T 4J4 To attend the events at the private homes, please contact us. All …

Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, marks the festival of Radhastami, the appearance day of Srimati Radharani. Srimati Radharani is the embodiment of devotion, the energy potency, and the merciful guide without whom one cannot hope to excel in bhakti (devotional service). This festival also marks another important event at ISKCON Toronto. On Radhastami in 1972, our beloved Deities Sri Sri Radha …

COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS – A SWEET BEGINNING AND SERVING SRI SRI RADHA GOPINATHA By Radhapriya  September 2022 is a very special month for ISKCON Toronto as it marks the 50th Installation Anniversary of our beloved deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha. They were installed on Radhastami Day, September 15, 1972. On this historic occasion, 243Review had a chance to sit …

World-renowned Guru, spiritual life coach, and author, *His Grace Vaisesika Dasa* is in town and will be doing various classes and programs at ISKCON Toronto starting today (Thursday) till Monday. Please take this amazing opportunity to hear from him and get inspired in your spiritual life The festival starts today with *Srimad Bhagavatam class at 7:30AM (daily Thursday to Monday)* …

Tomorrow Friday, August 19th we will be celebrating the birthday or appearance day of Lord Krishna, also known as Sri Krishna Janamastami. This marks the biggest celebration at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple! Lord Krishna is transcendental and all-knowing among other various things. He’s the avatari, that is, all avatars (Nrsimha, Vamana, Rama) emanate from Him, yet He remains the ever-youthful …