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Roaring Celebrations for Lord Nrsimha!

Although falling on a Thursday evening, Nrsimha Caturdasi celebrations at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple brought over 100 devotees as an evening dazzled with kirtan, class and ancient tradition awaited all. Nrsimha Caturdasi celebrated the appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva, Lord Krishna’s half-man and half-lion incarnation.  When King Hiranyakashipu tormented his youngest son Prahlada, a pure devotee of the Lord, Lord Krishna …

Lord Nrsimha’s Appearance Day Celebrations

On Thursday, May 7th 2009, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be celebrating Nrsimha Caturdasi. This is the appearance day of Lord Nrsimhadeva, Krishna’s half-man half-lion incarnation. Lord Nrsimhadeva appeared in order to deliver the saintly child Prahlada from the persecutions of his father, Hiranyakashipu. This year festivities will feature enlivening classes by special guest HG Brhat Mrdanga das. There will …

Deity Worship Seminar Now Open to Everyone!

ISKCON Toronto’s Pujari Department began a Deity Worship Seminar on April 19th, 2009. Originally, this seminar was only for second initiated devotees. However, due to many people expressing an interest in learning more about deity worship the seminar has been opened up to everyone! This seminar is ideal for anyone who would like to learn about deity worship in the …

HG Bada Hari das Bringin’ the House Down!

At the ISKCON Toronto Blog, we love to write about how wonderful and thumping our festivals can be at the Hare Krishna Temple, but it so much more easier to show what we mean!  This past Sunday marked Ratha-Yatra Launch Day celebrations, where we officially kicked off the countdown to our 37th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra). We hope you enjoy this …