For the past eight months, members of the Hare Krishna Centre have been going out once a month, hitting the streets of Toronto to be friendly ambassadors of goodwill. This involves sharing books, cookies and friendly smiles and is called sankirtan. This month, on the auspicious occasion of Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who pioneered the Sankirtan …
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Flashback Photo: Vintage Darshan
With Gaura Purnima around the corner, this edition of ISKCON Toronto Flashback Photos is themed to get you into the festive mood! Gaura Purnima celebrates the appearance of Lord Caitanya, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. As such, this presents the perfect opportunity to share this vintage picture of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai and share their wonderful story. …
Sunday Feast Photos – February 21, 2010
Here’s a look at this week’s Sunday Feast through the eyes of a camera lens! Photos courtesy Dan Osadtsuk. Dhira Grahi ready for another 8:00 arati Lost in the sounds of the instruments and chanting! A youthful mrdanga player drowned deep in the ocean of kirtan! The beautiful sounds of the kirtan emit from the harmonium. Devotees praying infront of …
Sunday Feast Recordings – February 21, 2010
The Sunday Feast recording can be viewed by clicking the image below. As a reminder, the recordings from our weekly live web broadcasts are stored on our ISKCON Toronto Video Archive Blog.
Deity Darshan: Sunday February 21, 2010
Visiting Ottawa for a Harinam on Ice!
On Family Day, devotees from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal got together in the nation’s capital to perform a harinam (outdoor chanting) on ice! Every winter, the Rideau Canal becomes the world’s longest skating rink and it made the perfect venue for this unique outdoor kirtan! Check out some of the highlights below!http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1266518060&f=fs6Sd14YipMX1sC2EIZ0Kw&d=136&m=a&r=w&i=m&options=
Temple Cleanup this Saturday!
Last month, a very special project was launched at the Hare Krishna Centre. The project is named “Ceto Darpana Marjanam” (Project CDM) and entails regular cleaning of the temple as a group. “Ceto Darpana Marjanam” literally means cleansing the heart of all the years and years’ worth of accumulated dust. Last month, a group of intrepid spiritualists took on the …
Cake Decorating Classes March 7-28, 2010
Festivals at Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre are never complete without the stunning cakes that are offered to the Deities. Lila Katha devi dasi, is responsible for these beautiful offerings. As an exciting new project, Lila Katha devi dasi will be teaching a four-week cake-decorating course at the temple from March 7th – 28th. Classes will run every Sunday from 1:30-3:30 …
Siva Ratri Celebrations
On Sunday, February 14, 2010, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple celebrated Siva Ratri. Siva Ratri literally translates as “the Night of Lord Siva.” Lord Siva is described as “the greatest Vaishnava (devotee of Lord Krishna). ” In honour of this occasion the Sunday “Love” Feast was dedicated to Lord Siva. The celebrations began with an inspiring class. Speaking about the glories …