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Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is excited to be welcoming back a kirtan superstar, Amala Kirtan das, all the way from Dallas, TX!  Amala Kirtan das will be taking part in the Caribana Kirtan this Saturday and will also be attending our Sunday Feast this weekend. With Amala Kirtan prabhu in town, we will be having a special Kirtan Sunday Feast! …

There has been some buzz in our Hare Krishna community about our bringing the sweet sounds of kirtan to the big Caribana festival this weekend.  Ranging from excitement to concern, devotees in our Hare Krishna community have been sharing their thoughts and feedback about the idea.  We have some updates! Several meetings have happened and we are excited to announce …

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 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, …

The Hare Krishna Temple will be observing the Jhulan Yatra festival every morning from July 29th  until August 1st (last day of Jhulan Yatra and Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day). This festival commemorates the swing (Jhulan) pastime of Radha and Krishna. Every morning at 7:00 am following Deity Greetings, the small deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishna will come off the …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre is excited to announce that we have been given an opportunity to officially be part of this year’s Caribana parade!  Known officially as the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto, this year’s festival is expected to draw over one million people! The highlight of the entire festival is a giant parade and, this year, Toronto’s Hare Krishna community …

As mentioned in a previous blog post, Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is very excited to welcome HH Gopal Krsna Goswami as he visits our city over the next few days.  Maharaj will be giving a discourse tonight as part of a special extended Sunday Feast program. Being the first Sunday after our annual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India), this Sunday will …

Tonight, HH Gopal Krsna Goswami will be treating our Sunday Feast to an enlivening discourse as part of his annual visit to Toronto! The program will begin at 6:45pm and continue until 9:00pm. HH Gopal Krishna Goswami will also be present at the ISKCON Toronto Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 6:00 pm. There will also be a …

Toronto’s 40th Annual Festival of India will launch with a spectacular parade on July 14th at 11:00am that will cruise down Yonge Street, beginning at Yonge & Bloor, and make its way down to the lake. During the parade, three ornate, 40-foot tall floats will be hand-pulled by participants amidst ecstatic singing, drumming, and dancing creating a wondrous, carnival-like atmosphere. …