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Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day Celebrations

A warm invitation goes out to your and your family to join us this Wednesday, August 5th, as we celebrate the auspicious appearance day (birthday) of Lord Balarama, Lord Krishna’s older brother! Lord Balarama symbolizes strength and compassion and we invite you to take part in the celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple. Our schedule for the evening will be: …

Memories of Festival of India 2009!

The 37th Annual Festival of India took place on July 18-19, 2009 bringing a splash of colour to the city even though Toronto was paralyzed by a civic strike. Although the civic strike forced a change in location from the much loved Centre Island to a vacant space at Yonge and Queens Quay, spirits were high as thousands came to …

Jhulan Yatra: August 1st – 5th

Come and serve Sri Sri Radha Krishna at the Jhulan Yatra festival every morning (after Darshan arati – 7:00 am) at the Hare Krishna temple from August 1st until August 5th (last day of Jhulan Yatra and Lord Balarama Appearance Day). A specially decorated swing has been arranged by the devotees for Sri Sri Radha and Krishna to sit and …

Sneak Preview of Festival of India Pictures!

Despite the challenges faced due to the civic strike, the 37th Annual Festival of India took place on July 18th and 19th and brought rich colour and festivity to the heart of downtown Toronto! As usual the festival provided a great opportunity for some amazing photographs! Kumari Photo and Design, our official photographers for the festival, had a great time …

Special Seminars by HG Narayani devi dasi

A very special devotee, HG Narayani devi dasi, is visiting Toronto for a short time, and will be conducting a special set of seminars beginning July 31st at the Hare Krishna Temple. HG Narayani devi dasi joined ISKCON in 1970, and has since taught seminars around the world. She currently teaches at the Vrindavana and Mayapur Institutes for Higher Education. …

Second Sankirtan Festival – This Weekend!

After an amazing weekend with the Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra), the GTA Sankirtan Team is very happy to invite everyone to the 3rd Monthly Sankirtan Festival (MSF) on this coming Saturday, July 25th (a.k.a Sankirtan Saturday!) Sankirtan is a Sanskrit term which means the congregational chanting and sharing of the names and glories of Krishna, which is the recommended process …