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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 …

On Tuesday May 9th, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Narasimha Caturdasi: the Appearance Day of Lord Narasimhadeva.  Lord Narasimhadeva is one of Lord Krishna’s incarnations who appeared in the form of half-man and half-lion in order to protect his young devotee, Prahlada Maharaj, who was been persecuted by his evil father, Hiranyakashipu. The festival will begin at …

Note: Most programs will be video broadcast and audio broadcast! Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is very excited to once again be welcoming Vaisesika Dasa and Nirakula Devi Dasi to our community from May 5th to May 7th!  Their visit will be punctuated by a whirlwind three days of seminars, classes, and book distribution!  The official schedule is as follows: There …

Sankirtan Orientation Seminar with Vaisesika DasaMay 5-7, 2017 Srila Prabhupada’s mission was to write and distribute transcendental books far and wide so that they could change people’s lives. He has quoted that if even 1% of the people who encounter our books become devotees, it will change the entire world. As we are continuing to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be welcoming Chaitanya Charan Dasa from April 27 to May 1, 2017.  Chaitanya Charan is a monk and spiritual author. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Pune. He subsequently served as a software engineer in a prominent multinational software corporation. Seeing the prevalent problems of stress, …

As devotees of Krishna, have you aspired to transform your home into a small temple for God?  Have you ever desired to perform  personal service to Deities? Are you not sure how to do so authentically?  The Hare Krishna Temple is organizing an all-day seminar on Deity Worship with Bhakti Yoga Dasa. This seminar will cover various topics, including how …

On Sunday, April 23, 2017, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple officially kicked off the countdown to the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), which is scheduled to take place from July 14-16, 2017.  The “Launch Day”, as it has come to be known, provides a chance for our entire community to come together to offer their prayers to the Lord …

Vedic Roots Montessori Academy (VRMA) was born in Fall, 2015 as a small preschool with a big vision – to become a leading Montessori school providing academic excellence with a spiritual foundation. We believe that a holistic education (addressing the mind, body and soul) can significantly contribute to a positive childhood experience, which research has shown, is linked to lifelong …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is starting a new online cooking series called “Cooking for Krishna” wherein delectable dishes from famous Hare Krishna cookbooks will be lovingly prepared and shown in a step-by-step fashion.  This series is presented by one of our very nice devotees of our Toronto Hare Krishna community, Lyudmila Mataji.  We hope you enjoy!  Please leave your …