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The Hare Krishna Temple warmly invites you and your family to join us on Sunday, September 16th for Radhastami celebrations – celebrating the appearance of Srimati Radharani! Festivities will commence at 6:00pm, stay tuned for more details. As an annual tradition, the highlight of the evening will be when we open gifts for Srimati Radharani that have been brought by …

Deity Darshan from yesterday’s Sri Krishna Janmastami festival can be found HERE, pictures courtesy of ISKCON Toronto’s Deity Department.  

We warmly invite everyone for a 2 days of non-stop 6 hour kirtan! This year we will celebrate Janmastami by chanting the Holy Name for 2 days, Sunday, September 2nd and Monday September 3rd! Both days will begin at 12:30pm – 6:30pm. We have invited a special guest – Amala kirtan prabhu from Brazil! We will be chanting the Hare …

Just over a week after we celebrate the appearance day of Lord Balarama, we celebrate our biggest and grandest celebration at the temple, Krishna Janmastami, the appearance day of Lord Krishna. This year Janmastami falls on Monday, September 3rd. However, we will be celebrating Krishna Janmastami on Sunday, September 2nd and on September 3rd! Krishna appeared over five thousand years …

The appearance day (birthday) of Srila Prabhupada is a very special occasion for all Hare Krishna devotees.  Srila Prabhupada appeared on Nandotsava – the day that Nanda Maharaja had a big festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krsna (Sri Krsna Janmastami).   This year, Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja falls on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 and celebrations will be from 11am-3pm …

We would like to warmly invite all the associating, engaged, and married couples to the Hare Krishna Couples’ Retreat which will be happening from 28 September – 30 September, 2018, just an hour outside of Toronto. The retreat is put on by the Grihastha Vision Team (GVT) for the first time in Canada! The facilitators – Uttama and Partha prabhus, …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is very excited to once again be welcoming Vaisesika Dasa and Nirakula Devi Dasi to our community from August 24th – 27th! Their visit will be punctuated by a whirlwind four days of festivals, classes, and book distribution! The official schedule is as follows: Friday, August 24th to Monday, August 27th  7:30-9:00 am Srimad Bhagavatam Class …

On Saturday, August 25th we will be celebrating Balarama Jayanti, the auspicious appearance day of Lord Balarama. Lord Balarama appeared as the elder brother of Lord Krishna when He descended five thousand years ago. While Lord Krishna has a dark bluish cloud complexion, Lord Balarama’s complexion is like a white autumn cloud. He possesses boundless strength which is represented by …

Krishna’s FunSkool at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is very happy to announce the 11th annual Summer Kids Camp 2018 for kids aged 4-12! Join us for 5 fun-filled days for a memorable experience of interactive spiritual learning. Each of the five days will have a unique theme from our rich Vedic Heritage. Activities will include arts, crafts, drama, yoga, music, …

For millennia the teachings and the rich culture of bhakti-yoga, or Krishna Consciousness, had been hidden within the borders of India. Today, millions around the globe express their gratitude to Srila Prabhupada for revealing the timeless wisdom of bhakti to the world. Śrīla Prabhupāda did not simply carry the message of Lord Caitanya and Lord Krishna to us. While that …