On Sunday, October 11th, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple celebrated the appearance of Radha Kunda, a special festival which annually takes place during the month of Kartik. There are many places of pilgrimage for Krishna devotees, especially in India. Devotees visit them to become inspired in their spiritual lives. Devotees of Krishna observe the appearance of Radha Kunda, also known as …
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Sunday Feast Recordings – October 11, 2009
This Sunday’s celebrations of the Appearance of Radha Kunda 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, October 11, 2009
Appearance of Radha Kunda Celebrations this Sunday!
This Sunday’ festivities will be extra special as Toronto’s Hare Krsna temple will celebrate the Appearance of Radha Kunda (Bahulastami). Festivities will begin at 6:00pm, continue through to 9:00pm and will feature kirtan, class and wonderful prasadam! Radha Kunda is a sacred pond situated at the foot of the Govardhana Hill in Vrindavan, India. Radha Kunda is considered to be …
What Are Your Kartik Vows?
As many of our regular readers know, we are now officially in the auspicious month of Kartik: the lunar month that falls across October and November. This month is described as especially dear to Krishna, and spiritualists keep it sacred by undertaking acts of devotion and vows of austerity aimed at increasing their spiritual strength, drawing them closer to Krishna. …
Sunday Feast Recordings – October 4, 2009
The Sunday Feast recording can be viewed by clicking the image below. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, there is only audio and no video for the first 24 minutes of the video. We hope to fix this for the future broadcasts. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Youth Morning Program this Saturday!
This Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, a warm invitation goes out to one and all to join the Pandava Sena youth group and the rest of the youth in coming out for a very sweet and intimate experience at the temple. We are asking the youth to come and join the temple devotees for the regular morning service, consisting of arati, …
Month of Kartik Just a Few Days Away!
As many regular spiritualists of the Hare Krishna tradition know, the month of Kartik is just a few days away (beginning on Saturday, October 3rd). The natural charms of autumn are enhanced by the season of Kartik: the lunar month that falls across October and November. This month is described as especially dear to Krishna, and sincere spiritualists keep it …
Flashback Photo – 1984
This edition of ISKCON Toronto’s Flashback Photos features a very special local sannyasi (monk) receiving his “sannyasa initiation” (spiritual vows). It shouldn’t be too hard to guess who this is, but we still encourage comments for those who would like to venture a guess! Initiation involves a sincere spiritualist taking to specific vows and also taking instruction from a spiritual …