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Gaura Purnima & Holi Festivities Doused With Colour!

Sunday, February 28th marked Gaura-Purnima, the appearance anniversary of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Caitanya Mahaprabhu, revered as an incarnation of Krishna, propagated the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra over 500 years ago. He was at the centre of a spiritual revolution, focused on developing love of Krishna (bhakti-yoga). Festivities began in the early hours of the morning with a stalwart group …

Vasesika das comes back to Toronto!

Over the past few months, the Hare Krishna Community at ISKCON Toronto has seen an encouraging growth in the Sankirtan efforts. Sankirtan is the form of sharing bhakti or Krishna Consciousness with the public through books and outdoor kirtan. This has been due to the inspiration of Vaisesika das, who in his previous visits to Toronto has empowered and inspired …

Friends Of BBT Features Toronto!

Friends of BBT recently featured two articles highlighting the recent Sankirtan efforts happening in Toronto. Sankirtan is the form of sharing bhakti or Krishna Consciousness with the public through books and outdoor kirtan. The Bhaktivendata Book Trust (BBT) is the world’s largest publisher of ancient and classic Vaishnava texts, epics, and contemporary works on the philosophy, theology and culture of …

Flashback Photo: Vintage Darshan

With Gaura Purnima around the corner, this edition of ISKCON Toronto Flashback Photos is themed to get you into the festive mood! Gaura Purnima celebrates the appearance of Lord Caitanya, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. As such, this presents the perfect opportunity to share this vintage picture of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and share their wonderful story. …