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This weekend, May 28th to 29th, the Hare Krishna Centre 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 …

Sweet Festival of Sweet Rice!Festival Report by: Smruthi VenkateshanFestival Pictures: Mathuraprasada das On Sunday, May 22, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple celebrated the annual Sweet Rice Festival in honour of their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha. The evening started out with a nice aarti ceremony for the Deities, who were effulgent in their summer outfits with pops of …

Narasimhadeva Appearance Day Festivities Roar with Enthusiasm!Festival Pictures: Mathuraprasada dasVideo By: Anvi Raval On Friday, May 20, 2016, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Community celebrated the appearance day of Lord Narasimhadeva – Lord Krishna’s half-man, half-lion incarnation. Lord Narasimhadeva descended to protect his young devotee Sri Prahlada Maharaja from his torturous father, King Hiranyakashipu.  There are many prayers to Lord Narasimha that …

From June 1-9, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna community will be welcoming Devaki devi dasi for the first time! Devaki Devi Dasi was born in Germany in 1958 and, after a long search and journey, joined ISKCON in Sydney, Australia in 1985. She spent four years in the Sydney temple learning the basics of devotional life. She took initiation from …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna community will be welcoming Kratu das, a special guest who will be speaking at various engagements around the Greater Toronto Area during his visit.   Kratu das joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1970. It was right here in Toronto, in 1976, that he met Srila Prabhupada, and took initiation from him. Since then, he has been …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is thrilled to share the details of the much awaited visit of Vaisesika Prabhu and Nirakula Mataji, from Friday, May 20th to Tuesday, May 24th: The schedule of events is as follows: Friday, May 20 to Tuesday, May 24 Daily Srimad Bhagavatam Classes 7:45am to 9:00am Friday, May 20, 2016 Nrishma Chaturdasi Festival  6:00pm to …

We are happy to share our May edition of our monthly newsletter!  Special thanks to Thulasi Sathianathan, one of our active young devotees, for taking the lead on the monthly newsletter project.  Click the image below (or click here) to open the May 2016 newsletter. Remember, you can receive our monthly newsletter right in your inbox by clicking here to …

On Sunday, May 1, 2016, the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple celebrated the Ratha-Yatra Launch Day, which kicked off the official countdown to our 44th Annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India).  The festival was captured on video by our stalwart Sathi Prabhu!  Check it out below:

The Vedic Roots Montessori Academy (VRMA) is now open in Toronto! Can you imagine a school where children are looked after academically, socially, cognitively, and spiritually? A school where the children learn reading, writing, arithmetic, and also wholesome Vedic values? Opened in September of 2015, the Vedic Roots Montessori Academy aims to achieve this holistic vision. The Montessori method of …

On Friday May 20, 2016, ISKCON Toronto will celebrate Narasimha Caturdasi. Lord Narasimhadeva is one of Lord Krishna’s incarnations in the form of half-man and half-lion. Lord Narasimhadeva descended to protect his young devotee Sri Prahlada Maharaja from his torturous father, King Hiranyakashipu. There many prayers to Lord Narasimha that invoke powerful mantras for protection, appealing to the Lord’s half-lion …