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This past weekend, our community was excited to have the entire TOVP team as well as Lord Nityananda’s shoes and Lord Narasimha’s helmet from Mayapur for a wonderful presentation about the upcoming temple being built there. The excitement continues as we have two more opportunities to hear from HG Jananivas prabhu starting TODAY – Tuesday, June 2, 2015 starting at 6:30pm. …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is excited to share a “once in a lifetime” transcendental opportunity for you and your family! Our beloved founder, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada desired to establish a massive temple and planetarium that depicts the universe as described in the Vedic scriptures in Mayapur, West Bengal, India.  Particularly, he directed that the planetarium be …

This week, Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is excited to welcome HG Eklavya das!  He will be conducting various programs around the GTA and will be conducting the Sunday Feast this upcoming Sunday, May 24th! Eklavya Das was born in New York City, USA in 1965. By the time he entered the Berklee College of Music in Boston, in 1982 at …

This week, Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is excited to welcome HH Bhakti Swarupa Caitanya Swami!  He will be conducting various programs around the GTA and will be conducting the Sunday Feast this upcoming Sunday, May 17th! HH Bhakti Swarupa Caitanya Swami joined ISKCON in 1979.  From 1984-89, he printed and distributed Srila Prabhupada books underground in Russian language.  He served …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is very excited to announce our next Mridanga course! With great success and feedback on our first Mridanga course in January, and a huge demand for another one, it’s finally here! This mridanga course is for anyone and everyone – all ages and mridanga playing levels welcome! The course will be taking place over the …

This Sunday, Kratu das, a special guest will be speaking at our weekly Sunday Feast this Sunday, May 10, 2015.   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 traveling extensively around the world and sharing …

On Sunday May 3, 2015 we will celebrate our Sweet Rice Festival for the second time! This festival will be filled with many festivities including a dramatic presentation by our very own HH Bhaktimarga Swami. This year, you also have the chance of offering a pot of sweet rice personally to our Deities! Come see us at our Sunday Feast …

Our beautiful and beloved Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha, have been the heart and soul of our Hare Krishna Centre for over 40 years. Actually, Srila Prabhupada named our Deities in Toronto after a famous Deity of the same name in the beautiful and ancient city of Remuna, India. Ksira means “sweet rice” and chora means “thief”.  So, the …

Festival season continues with Narsimha Caturdasi on Saturday, May 2, 2015. This festival marks the appearance day of Lord Narsimhadeva, Krishna’s half-man half-lion incarnation who appeared in order to protect the saintly child Prahlada who was being tormented by his father, Hiranyakashipu. Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre will be celebrating Narsimha Caturdasi, starting at 6pm and will include a discourse from …

With warmer weather (hopefully) approaching, the excitement surrounding the 43rd Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) will be growing as each day passes!  On Sunday, April 19, 2015 will mark the official launch of the countdown to this year’s festival! The program will begin at 4:30 pm with a special fire sacrifice to invoke auspiciousness for this year’s Festival of India. …