Category: Festivals

This upcoming Sunday Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Snana Yatra. In this unique festival Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed with many auspicious liquids amidst enchanting kirtan! After the bathing ceremony (snana-yatra), Their Lordships mysteriously “fall sick” and thus take to Their private quarters. You do not want to miss out on this last opportunity …

Please join us on Sunday, May 26th at 5:30pm to welcome Ram Lalla’s utsav deity from Ayodhya. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to receive the blessings of Lord Ram in a very special form. This is part of a special cross-Canada yatra arranged by VHP Canada.

Our beautiful and beloved Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha, have been the heart and soul of our Hare Krishna Centre for just over 50 years. Actually, Srila Prabhupada named our Deities in Toronto after a famous Deity of the same name in the beautiful and ancient city of Remuna, India. Ksira means “sweet rice” and chora means “thief”.  So, the name “Ksira-Chora” …

Jayananda Prabhu is renowned for building the inaugural Rathas that carried Baladeva, Subhadra, and Jagannath through the streets of San Francisco, New York, and Philadelphia. Notably, he spearheaded the organization of the first-ever ISKCON Ratha Yatra in 1967, which took place in San Francisco. This pioneering effort marked the beginning of a cherished tradition. Jayananda Prabhu’s dedication and humility earned …

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, we at ISKCON Toronto will celebrate the appearance day of Lord Nrsimha, also known as Nrsimha Caturdasi. This festival commemorates the appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva, the half-man, half-lion incarnation of Lord Krishna. This auspicious day marks the triumph of good over evil, as Lord Nrsimha vanquished the demon Hiranyakashyapu to protect his devotee, Prahlad. Devotees …

We are sad to report the departure of His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj from this material world. This morning, at 9:20 am IST, His Holiness Gopal Krishna Goswami, one of the senior most disciples of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, departed from this world. Maharaj is a pillar of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and has …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is thrilled to welcome Chaitanya Charan Dasa from May 1 to May 5, 2024. In this upcoming visit, the scheduled seminars are on “Wisdom from The Ramayan” so everyone is invited! Here is the official schedule for his trip:   May 1, Wed 6:30 PM  Topic: Unfair World, Fair God Understanding the different trajectories of …

Tuesday, April 16th marks the Appearance Day of Sri Ramachandra (popularly known as Rama Navami) and we will have two days of celebrations – Sunday, April 14th, and Tuesday, April 16th! Lord Rama is an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna. Sri Rama is the perfect monarch; He vanquished the maleficent king Ravana and established an age of …

We cordially invite you to one of our biggest festivals of the year, the appearance day of the most magnanimous– Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. This year Gaura Purnima falls on Sunday, March 24th, 2024. We are delighted to share that we’re hosting a grand celebration! Gaura or Lord Chaitanya appeared in a small town in eastern India over 500 years ago …

“Just hearing Sri Caitanya Caritamrta will destroy all miseries pertaining to the body, mind and other living entities.” Caitanya Caritamrta (Antya 19.110)   A great personality appeared over 500 years ago to usher in a spiritual revolution through the process of nama-sankirtan, or the congregational chanting of the holy names of Krishna. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is none other than Lord Krishna …