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As Hare Krishnas, ceremonies are a big part of our spiritual practice.  A fire yajna is a ceremonial ritual wherein ghee (clarified butter), grains and other items are offered into a sacred fire amidst the chanting of mantras.  It is a beautiful ritual that brings a level of auspiciousness and peacefulness to the atmosphere.This Sunday, January 12, 2020, a special …

On New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1st, 2020, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year. The festival will feature plenty of kirtan, wonderful classes, a dramatic presentation by Bhaktimarga Swami and a sumptuous …

As we do every year, devotees gather at the temple on New Year’s Eve and then head over to City Hall to join the tens of thousands of revelers, ushering in the new year. However, we come armed with our drums, karatalas (cymbals) and voices as well! Here’s all that you need to know about this evening:6:00pm-8:00pm – Tuesday Sanga …

HG Sankarshan Das Adikari and HG Vishnupriya devi dasi will be visiting the Greater Toronto Area and conducting various events under the theme of simple spiritual solutions for the problems of your life. The following programs will be conducted at ISKCON Toronto: Sun 29 Dec 2019 7:45 AM – ISKCON Toronto – Srimad Bhagavatam Class Tue 31 Dec 2019 6:00 …

We’re very happy to welcome back HG Vaisesika prabhu and HG Nirakula mataji to Toronto for their bi-annual visit. A disciple of Srila Prabhupada, and a mentor to so many of us in Toronto and around the world, we are always looking forward to his visits. HG Vaisesika dasa is an initiating guru in ISKCON. He travels widely to teach …

Over five thousand years ago, Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, discussing the fundamental principles of life. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self and the universe. It contains both the essence of India’s spiritual wisdom and the answers to questions that have been posed by philosophers for centuries. Today, that same Bhagavad-gita has been translated to …

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PLEASE NOTE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, CONTEST DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Date of the contest: Satrurday, December 7th, 2019 Venue: ISKCON Hare Krishna temple,              243 Avenue Road, Toronto. The schedule for the day is as follows: 1:15 – 1:45 p.m.: Registrations 1:50 – 1:55 p.m.: Welcome address and guidelines 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.: Gita …

On Monday, October 28th, 2019 Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Govardhan Puja! Also referred to as Annakuta, Govardhana Puja is a special festival which marks the time when the inhabitants of Vrindavan (Lord Krishna’s abode on Earth) held a harvest festival in honour of King Indra, the demigod who provided the rains essential for the harvest. One day, …

ISKCON Toronto will be celebrating Diwali on Sunday October 27th, Cenebrations will take place from 4:30pm-7:00pm. Please join us in observing this festive occasion.The story of Diwali stems back to ancient times when inhabitants of Ayodhya celebrated the return of Lord Ramachandra. Lord Rama was in exile, away from His kingdom, for many years. The joyful day on which He …