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How’s this for proof that Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is visually beautiful?  A quick search on Dreamstime (www.dreamstime.com) shows that pictures from our most recent Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) have been placed on their website for use for graphic designers! Dreamstime is one of the world leaders in stock photography and a reliable supplier of high quality digital images. Online …

We happened to come upon this incredible picture of what seems to be a “winter” Ratha-Yatra celebration.  With the traditional chariot procession taking place, what makes this parade clearly so unique is the surroundings!  With the ground covered in snow, devotees in their winter coats and even the Deities on the chariot dressed nice and warm, this certainly strikes us …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple’s very own kirtan yoga group, Gaura-Shakti will be putting together a very special presentation for the Sunday Feast on January 5th, 2014 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm! As the new year begins, Gaura-Shakti would like to make a special offering to our beloved Deities, Srila Prabhupada and all the assembled devotees of our community in a …

We stumbled upon this very nice video of Gaura-Vani and As Kindred Spirits leading a beautiful bhajan at the Sivanananda Ashram in the Bahamas from the spring of 2013. In the video, Gaura-Vani presents a delightfully beautiful rendition of the classic Vaisnava Song, “Udilo Aruna Purave Bhage“.  Mixing the traditional singing of the bhajan (along with a unique chorus) with …

In the Fall 2013, ISKCON News called out to Krishna devotee videographers to send their short videos of inspiring Krishna-conscious people, stories, interesting Krishna-conscious projects, events or activities, or their Krishna-conscious music videos. There were over 50 contestants applied from 14 different countries, and shared their inspiring short films of various subjects, including festivals, spiritual retreats, Deity worship, outreach and …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple will be hosting another Kirtan Standards Seminar with HH Bhaktimarga Swami on Friday, January 3rd, 2014 at 6:30 pm. This informative seminar will present the proper etiquette and standards that are meant to be followed at our temple with respect to leading kirtans. Moreover, this will give an opportunity to ask questions and discuss various …

Mangal Arati (4:30am) Darshan on On New Year’s Day (January 1st, 2014). Please join us tonight for our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year!

On New Year’s Day, January 1st, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year. The festival will feature plenty of kirtan, wonderful classes and as a new addition, a special yagna (fire ceremony) to …

The following is your detailed guide to ringing in the New Year “Hare Krishna Style”! As we do every year, devotees gather at the temple on New Year’s Eve and then head over to City Hall to join the tens of thousands of revelers, ushering in the new year. However, we come armed with our drums, karatalas (cymbals) and voices …

We recently relaunched our Sunday School program and rebranded it as Krishna Fun School! Here’s a pic: