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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. …

We came upon this very inspirational video about an incredible girls school in Mayapur, India.  We hope you enjoy watching it!

Photos taken by Rathin Mandal

Excitement does not describe the emotion being felt as we get closer to our HUGE festival, Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra)! As it is the long Canada Day weekend, we thought what better way to celebrate both festivals than going out on harinama (outdoor chanting and dancing)? This is also an opportunity to invite EVERYONE to the upcoming 40th Festival of India …

Our Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is coming up in less than 3 weeks and the festivities kick off this Sunday with the annual Gundica Cleanup (Temple Cleanup) and Snana-Yatra (Bathing festival) festivals! As tradition every year, we clean the temple two weeks in advance.  This is following the example set by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who held the first Gundica Clean Up some 500 years …

A sure sign that the annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is just around the corner (July 14-15, 2012) is the annual Jagannatha Snana-Yatra festival! Snana-Yatra, a wonderful festival, wherein Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting! The bathing ceremony will take place from 6:45-8:00pm. Please note that Lord Jagannatha’s altar will not …

There is a festive buzz in the air as we prepare for the 40th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra)! To celebrate this year’s grand anniversary, we are thrilled to announce that we will, once again, be holding a 12-Hour Kirtan Festival on July 13th, 2012 from 10:00AM – 10:00PM. We will be creating a spiritual explosion with kirtaneers from around the world …

Every Sunday a weekly devotional program for children takes place from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the Green Seminar Room (located downstairs next to the kitchen). Children participate in various activities including: music, drama, arts and crafts, story time, scriptural studies as well as other fun and spiritually uplifting activities for the youngest devotees (ages 3-12). For more information or to enroll your …