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YouTube user Manuj Kumar captured a couple of minutes from the 8pm arati from the first evening of 2016.  With a rousing kirtan led by Bhaktimarga Swami, this video offers a small glimpse into what is in store for the next 52 Sundays in 2016, not to mention the countless festivals which will fall in between!  We hope to see …

It is with heavy hearts that we inform our Toronto Hare Krishna community that Gunagrahi Goswami, a very senior member of our international Hare Krishna movement, has been diagnosed with cancer. Based out of South America (Argentina), Gunagrahi Goswami has visited Toronto a few times in recent years, capturing the hearts of our local devotee community with his inspiring classes, …

During our annual Prabhupada Festival held on the evening of January 1, 2016, a very special movie trailer was shown to the assembled devotees.  A preview for the upcoming movie, “ACHARYA, The Life and Legacy of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada” can be seen below.  We promise you will get goosebumps watching it!  Hare Krsna!

Honouring Srila Prabhupada to Kick Off 2016Festival Report by: Smruthi VenkateshanPictures by: Sahil Srivastava Though many of us may have been a bit tired after ringing in the New Year, the Toronto Hare Krishna community gathered up all their energy and enthusiastically celebrated the annual Srila Prabhupada Festival on the evening of January 1st, 2016! The festival is celebrated annually …

As is our annual tradition, devotees from Toronto’s Hare Krishna community braved the cold and joined tens of thousands of revelers who were ushering in 2016 on New Year’s Eve.  While the main (massive) festivities were happening at City Hall, the devotees, led by Bhaktimarga Swami, stationed themselves across the street at Old City Hall with drums, cymbals, voices and …

There are numerous busy times of year for the Hare Krishna Temple here in Toronto when activities and events come in abundance and the temple is buzzing with excitement. The end of the year is certainly one of those times and is always a fun time for everyone as Toronto’s Hare Krishnas are known for closing the calendar in style …

*** UPDATE – Most events and programs will be broadcast live at www.mayapur.tv – stay tuned for more details! *** Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is very excited to once again be welcoming Vaisesika das and Nirakula devi dasi to our community from Dec 19th to 22nd!  Their visit will be punctuated by a whirlwind four days of seminars, classes, and …

Over five thousand years ago, Krishna spoke the Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, discussing the fundamental principles of life. The Gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self and the universe. It contains both the essence of India’s spiritual wisdom and the answers to questions that have been posed by philosophers for centuries. Today, that same Bhagavad-gita has been translated to …

At the Hare Krishna Centre, the month of December is a busy one, as we celebrate our annual Srila Prabhupada Marathon – a collective effort by Hare Krishna temples around the world to share the knowledge of ‘Bhagavad-Gita’ and other spiritual books with public in a grand way. To-date, over five hundred million pieces (500 Million / 50 Crores) of …