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Since 2016, our resident “swami” and spiritual guide for our Canadian Hare Krishna communities, Bhaktimarga Swami has been taking on the valiant task of walking across the United States of America. Known famously as “The Walking Monk”, Bhaktimarga Swami has walked across Canada four times and has been spending several months at a time since 2016 walking across the USA. …

What can be a better way for devotees to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday than going out on the Seventh Annual Canada Day Harinama (outdoor chanting and dancing)? It has been our Hare Krishna tradition to celebrate Canada Day by hitting the streets with chanting and dancing! Let’s continue our annual tradition of celebrating Canada Day by showcasing Krishna Consciousness in …

A sure sign that the annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) is just around the corner (July 14-16, 2017) is the annual Jagannatha Snana-Yatra festival! Snana-Yatra is a wonderful festival, wherein Deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting! After the bathing ceremony (Snana-Yatra), Lord Jagannātha becomes “sick”. He is therefore removed …

TST-LIFELINE will be launching a special Japathon on Sunday, June 25th to collectively offer special prayers to Lord Jagannatha and to get in the right mood for our Ratha -Yatra Festival (Festival of India) this year. We welcome each member of our community to chant 32+ rounds of Japa to prepare our mood and consciousness to welcome Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva …

Special Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) AnnouncementDue to the continuing flood conditions on Toronto Island Park, the City of Toronto has announced that the Toronto Islands, including Centre Island, have been closed to the public until at least July 31, 2017. These developments mean that the 45th Annual Festival of India, scheduled for July 15-16, 2017 will be forced to take …

On May 27th to 28th, the Hare Krishna Temple is participating in Doors Open Toronto. Annually, over 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance open their doors to the public for a city-wide celebration. While Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is open, free of charge, to the public year-round, Doors Open presents an opportunity for the public to learn …

GUESS WHAT’S COMING SOON: Harinama Eva Kevalam The much-awaited annual pre-Ratha-Yatra 12-Hour Kirtan is just a few weeks away.  Featuring kirtan leaders from around the world, this is certainly a day not to be missed!  Being held on Friday, July 14th from 10am to 10pm at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple at 243 Avenue Road, it promises to be the …

After a successful two-month beginners mridanga course, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is very pleased to announce the next level of the two-month course – “Mridanga Course for Intermediates”. A student should have completed the beginners course or at least have some basic knowledge of mridanga prior to taking this course as it is a prerequisite. The start date for …

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted a special bhajan night with Vaisesika Dasa.  As is the the tradition during his visit, this incredible evening featured kirtan, bhajans and melodious mantras.  The whole event was captured by Sathi Prabhu and can be seen below.  Check it out:

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be 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 …