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On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 6pm, the auspicious festival of Gita Jayanti will be celebrated at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple. Gita Jayanti marks when Lord Krishna expressed the truth of life and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita to his student, Arjuna. The Bhagavad-gita continues to be one of the world’s most popular and inspiring books, covering topics such …

The Gita Contest 2017 Krishna’s Funskool at ISKCON Toronto is pleased to announce the Gita Contest 2017– Bhagavad Gita competitions for children.                            Event Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2017Venue: The Hare Krishna Temple, 243 Avenue Road, Toronto Category 1: Age 3-5 years – Recitation and TranslationCategory 2: Age: …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is featuring an ongoing series on our website about how active members of our community became practitioners of the Hare Krishna faith.  Written by Krishna Rajesh, a young high school student in our community, this series will share devotees’ personal stories of how they became Hare Krishnas!  Please share your encouraging words and feedback with a comment! …

The Toronto Hare Krishna temple will be celebrating Govardhana Puja on Friday, October 20, 2017. Govardhana Puja is an especially “sweet” festival! During the time of Lord Krishna, the villagers of Vrindavan used to honour King Indra, the demigod responsible for providing rain for harvest. One day, young Krishna convinced the villagers to celebrate Govardhana Hill instead of Lord Indra …

The Hare Krishna Temple warmly invites one and all to join us for a reflective evening as we observe Srila Prabhupada’s Disappearance Day on Monday, October 23th, from 6pm to 8:30pm. On this day, we reflect on the remarkable life of Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on the anniversary of his passing (known …

During this most auspicious month of Kartik (Oct 5 to Nov 3), you can invite Lord Krishna in the form of Bala Gopala (Damodara) to your home, offer beautiful lamps and hear about wonderful stories of baby Krishna. You can book your 1-hour slot by contacting (647) 867-4727 or kartikbookings@gmail.com to reserve your spot during Kartik weekday evenings or weekends. …

Kartik is an auspicious month to go deeper into our spiritual practice. This month is particularly dear to Krishna and those that perform spiritual activities, including chanting and hearing, will see the benefits compounded. A great way to receive special mercy of the Lord is to chant and dance together for as many hours as possible in a day. For …

UPDATE – The Town Hall will NOT be broadcast live online in an effort to promote better in-person attendance. The Temple Council is very excited to announce that we will be hosting our next Town Hall on Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in Govinda’s Dining Hall.  This Town Hall will present an opportunity for our vibrant Hare Krishna …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is very excited to announce that the hit film “Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all” is having it’s Toronto premiere from Friday, September 8th through to the 19th at the historic Hot Docs Cinema located at 506 Bloor Street West. There will be two special screenings of the …

On Tuesday, September 5, we will be celebrating Bhadra Purnima, (full moon in the month of Bhadra) in a most unique and auspicious way by sharing the Srimad Bhagavatam to friends and family. In the ancient texts it says, “If on the full moon day of the month of Bhadra one places Srimad-Bhagavatam on a golden throne and gives it …