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 …
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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 …
Deity Darshan: Sunday March 8, 2010
Sunday Feast Recordings – March 7, 2010
The recording for this week’s Sunday Feast can be viewed by clicking the image below.As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog.
Deity Darshan: Sunday February 28, 2010
Click HERE for full Gaura Purnima Deity Gallery!
No Sunday Feast (Gaura-Purnima) Recordings!
Due to technical dificulties we were unable to broadcast and record the Sunday Feast and Gaura Purnima festivities. We apologize for any inconvenience. We hope to resume with live broadcasts and videos with the upcoming Sunday Feasts!
Gaura Purnima & Holi Festivities This Sunday!
The Hare Krishna Centre would like to warmly invite you to join us for grand Gaura Purnima and Holi Celebrations this Sunday, February 28, 2010! Holi, one of the most popular festivals in India, marks the beginning of spring. Although there will be no throwing of coloured powders during the festival, it will certainly be a festive and colourful event. …
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 …
Monthly Sankirtan Festival – Gaura Purnima Special
For the past eight months, members of the Hare Krishna Centre have been going out once a month, hitting the streets of Toronto to be friendly ambassadors of goodwill. This involves sharing books, cookies and friendly smiles and is called sankirtan. This month, on the auspicious occasion of Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who pioneered the Sankirtan …
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. …