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To continue the tradition of Lord Jagannatha coming out to see the many devotees of Toronto, they will be travelling in style down Yonge St for a virtual parade! Starting at 11:00am, Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra will cruise along our usual parade route that EVERYONE can participate in, virtually from home. There’s more! The Deities will continue Their procession by …
This year’s annual Toronto 12 Hour Kirtan! Although virtual, the tradition continues on Friday, July 10th from 10am to 10pm. Featuring over 20 international kirtanyas in 12 not to be missed hours! This is your opportunity to dive into the Holy Name! See the full schedule below: Kirtans will be broadcast on Facebook
Our biggest festival of the year is underway and we’re really excited to share some highlights of our ongoing twelve-day long VIRTUAL celebrations. We know you’ve been looking forward to it so a detailed schedule can be found below: *subject to change* July 11 (Sat) 9:00-10:30 AM Seminar- Light at the End of the Tunnel by Candramauli Swami 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Virtual Ratha-Yatra Procession down …
On Wednesday, July 1st we will have a special Canada Day kirtan collaborated with Temples from across Canada. Traditionally devotees go out on street Harinama or chanting on this day, however, as we are advised to stay indoors this year, we are attempting to bring the mood of the various communities across Canada together- to your homes! This is the …
We hope you and your family are safe and have been enjoying our various online activities. The single highest priority of ISKCON Toronto will always be the health and safety of our community. As such, the Temple was closed to the public on March 21, 2020. The province of Ontario has moved into phase two of reopening with guidance to …
New Remuna Dham’s Virtual Sweet Rice Festival Begins Tomorrow! Our annual Sweet Rice Festival is here! The focus of the festival has been the glorification of our Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-chora Gopinatha in Their special connection to sweet rice. The festivities will begin Tomorrow (Sunday Jun 7th) and will conclude on Sunday June 14th with many virtual activities (Temple remains closed to …
Education is the cornerstone of a society’s flourishment. It changes one’s attitude and consequently the quality of one’s life. There are several life skills to master and no shortage of courses or self-help books that one can read to develop one’s personality, then why do we still struggle? What is the Vedic perspective on this? It is all there in …
For some years now, we have been celebrating the annual Sweet Rice festival. The focus of the festival has been the glorification of our Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-cora Gopinatha in Their special connection to sweet rice. This year the festivities will be from Sunday Jun 7 – 14, 2020. In the past, our beloved Deities would be offered a variety …
Pandava-Nirjal Ekadasi: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020Devout followers of the Hare Krishna tradition are used to the idea of enthusiastically celebrating their spirituality through chanting, dancing and feasting! The feasting is such an important part of our tradition, that we have become known as the “kitchen religion”!Now every fortnight, we observe Ekadasi, a day of prayer and meditation. On this day we …
For the pleasure of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, we are pleased to announce the Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Distribution Marathon.Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura made a great effort to send books about Lord Caitanya all over the world. We can too!During this pandemic, let’s follow in his footsteps by providing sacred knowledge to every part of the globe. We are …