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As tens of thousands of people descended upon downtown Toronto to attend the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), the media also took notice!  Our festival was featured as part of news coverage on major networks.  We did a quick scan of websites and newspapers and were able to grab a few highlights: CTV News: Canadian Immigrant Magazine: Toronto Star …

Last week (July 14-16, 2017), the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) and celebrations brought an incredible spiritual splash of culture to the whole city!  If you want to relive the experience of attending the festival, we have you covered.  Check out the videos below (courtesy of Sathi Prabhu):

On Friday, July 14, 2017, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple hosted an incredible 12-Hour Kirtan.  Our main Temple Room (prayer hall) was filled by the evening with chanters who collectively vibrated spiritual mantras!  Check out the videos below:

Click Here to Visit the Official Festival Website! We would like to humbly invite everyone to join us this year, from July 14th-16th, 2017 for our 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra here in Toronto. As the whole city has noticed, the Toronto Islands have flooded due to the high amounts of rain this spring and summer.  The city has closed the Toronto …

TORONTO’S BIGGEST ANNUAL KIRTAN DAY!Harinama Eva Kevalam The much awaited annual pre-Rathayatra 12-Hour Kirtan is just sround the corner!  Featuring kirtan leaders from around the world, this is certainly a day not to be missed!  Being held on Friday July 14th from 10am – 10pm at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple at 243 Avenue Road, it promises to be the …

Are you getting excited for our community to host the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India)? As the largest of it’s kind in North America, our festival draws people from around the world. To that end, we need some help! Specifically: Airport drop offs / pick ups during the week of the festival Donations to the temple of bedding, fans, …

With the official countdown on to the 45th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), excitement is building for the grand event which will be taking place from July 14-16, 2017. There are plenty of ways for you to get involved to support the festival. Our hope is to make this year’s festival the biggest ever! One of the biggest features is …

The Hare Krishna Temple would like to invited eveyrone to a special screening of Srila Prabhupada’s biography, “Your Ever Well Wisher”, this Friday, July 7, 2017 at 6:30pm in the temple. Please come and witness the love and dedication Srila Prabhupada put in the order of his spiritual master and see the struggle he endured as he single handedly spread …

On Sunday, July 2, 2017, the Hare Krishna Temple celebrated Snana-Yatra.  Snana-Yatra is a wonderful festival, wherein Deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra are bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting!  After the bathing ceremony (Snana-Yatra), Lord Jagannātha becomes “sick”. He is therefore removed to His private quarters, where no one can see Him until the grand Ratha-Yatra …

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 the entire country was celebrating the 150th birthday of Canada!  The Hare Krishna Temple did it’s own version of celebrations by having an amazing harinama (outdoor chanting) right in downtown.  Dressed in Canadian red and white colours, the smiling devotees brought music, dance and joy to the streets of Toronto! Special thanks to Sathi Prabhu …