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With summer fast approaching, the excitement surrounding the 41th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes!  This Sunday, May 5, 2013 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. The program will …

On Friday, April 19, 2013, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre will mark the Appearance Day of Lord Rama (also known as Rama Navami). Lord Rama is the incarnation of Lord Krishna as the perfect monarch. He enacts His lila, or pastime, of killing the evil king Ravana and establishing virtue, by personal example, throughout His kingdom. The epic story of His …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Center is participating in the 21st Annual Astaprahar (24 Hour Kirtan) on April 20-21st, 2013. The 24 Hour Kirtan is taking place from 10:00am on Saturday, April 20th to 10:00am on Sunday, April 21st, 2012.  The event is being held at the Tagore Centre (140 Millwick Dr. Toronto, ON M9L 1Y6). For more information please see the Kirtan schedule for the event below: …

This weekend, the Grihasta Vision Team (GVT) is pleased to announce a seminar entitled, “Strengthening the Bonds that Free Us” and is for members of our community who are considering marriage, who are engaged or married. This seminar is designed to educate on how to maintain and nurture a spiritual relationship within married (grihasta) life. Facilitating the seminar are Krsnanandini devi dasi and Tariq …