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This weekend is jam-packed with festivities in preparation for Sri Krishna Janmastami and it all begins with a 6 Hour Kirtan on Saturday August 16, 2014! The kirtan will kick off right at 4:00pm and end with a grand finale at 10:00pm and will include sumptuous prasadam (vegetarian feast). Please come and join us as we begin to celebrate the appearance …

ISKCON Toronto invites you, your family and friends to celebrate the weekend of our most significant summer festival of the year, Janmastami: the appearance of Lord Krishna. Festivities will take place over three days: Saturday, August 16th, 2014: 4pm-10pmParticipate in the magical atmosphere of resounding kirtan with six hours of non-stop kirtan! Sunday, August 17th, 4pm-midnight!Sunday marks the actual day …

Please join us this Saturday August 16th, 2014 when we are going to clean the temple once again! On the third Saturday of the month, devotees have gotten together for Ceto Darpana Marjanam (CDM) to focus on cleaning the temple and cleaning our hearts. This month’s CDM is extra special as we all gear up for the weekend festivities of …

Sunday, August 10, 2014 marks the auspicious appearance day (birthday) of Lord Balarama, Lord Krishna’s older brother! Lord Balarama symbolizes strength and compassion and we invite you to take part in the celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple. The  festival will kick off at 6pm with kirtan and will feature a special spiritual discourse on Lord Balarama. After the class, …

Imagine a day full of games, laughter, delicious prasadam, chance to make new friends and especially, NO PARENTS! ISKCON Toronto is providing just that and more for the younger members of our community with the 8th Annual Gopinath’s Kids Camp! This year, the 8th Annual Gopinath’s Kids Camp will be held from Thursday, August 7th to Saturday, August 9th from …

The Grihasta Vision Team, a dynamic and progressive group of senior devotees in ISKCON are excited to present their annual Couples Retreat! 2014 Couples RetreatSept 12-14, 2014Gita-Nagari Yoga FarmPort Royal, PennsylvaniaU.S.A. Themes:Friday:   FriendshipSaturday:  HumilitySunday:  Compassion This retreat is designed to help you take your relationship to a higher level. Whether that’s from ‘Wish it was better’ or from ‘Pretty …

Please visit www.festivalofindia.ca for more information! The past four decades have witnessed the Festival of India blossom into one of Toronto’s most dazzling, head-turning summer events. And in 2012 the chariots and festivities rolled into the city for the 40th time. This year again be sure to mark your calendars and come visit the 42nd Annual Festival of India (also …

Ratha-Yatra: Festival of India is fast approaching on July 12th- 13th, 2014! Festivities begin with a colorful parade down Yonge Street with three 40-foot tall floats hand-pulled by thousands of participants amidst drumming, chanting and dancing. The main festival continues for the remainder of the weekend, on the beautiful Centre Island (please visit www.festivalofindia.ca for more information on the festivities). …

What can be a better way for devotees to celebrate Canada Day than going out on the Fourth Annual Canada Day Harinama (outdoor chanting and dancing)?  It has been our Hare Krishna tradition to celebrate Canada Day by hitting the streets with chanting and dancing! The main goal of this event is to invite as many people as possible to …

Today’s Toronto Star (Saturday, June 28, 2014) featured a whole special section on Canadian citizenship.  As part of their feature, they featured 27 people from various parts of the world who had just become Canadian citizens. Imagine the surprise when we saw that one of our very own young devotees, Bhakta Yura was featured as one of the 27 people …