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This Sunday, February 18, 2018, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating Siva Ratri.* Siva Ratri literally translates as “the Night of Lord Siva.” Lord Siva is described as “the greatest Vaishnava (devotee of Lord Krishna)”; as such, this week’s Sunday Feast will be dedicated to honouring Lord Siva. The tentative schedule is as follows: 6:00pm to 6:30pm – Arati6:30pm …

Join us at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple on Thursday March 1st, as we celebrate one of the biggest festivals of the year, Gaura Purnima, the appearance of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu! Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. He appeared in the city of Navadvipa in Bengal in 1486. Throughout His life he practically demonstrated how to follow the …

Our very own Toronto Sankirtan Team (TST) has been featured in ISKCON News! This article highlights some of the challenges leading up the December Marathon and how the collective efforts of many devotees across the GTA helped SMASH all of the goals set out this year. To read the full article, please click here!

On Monday, January 29, 2018 we will be celebrating Nityananda Trayodasi, the auspicious appearance day of Nityananda Prabhu. The name Nityananda means eternal happiness. Nityananda Prabhu appeared in the 15th century as the principle associate of Lord Caitanya, who is none other than Lord Krishna Himself. Together they helped spread the chanting of the holy names of the Lord far and …

Vedic Roots Montessori Academy (VRMA) was born in 2015 with a vision to create responsible and conscious future leaders by building excellence through holistic development. We believe that a holistic education (addressing the mind, body and soul) can significantly contribute to a positive childhood experience, which research has shown, is linked to lifelong physical, mental and emotionalwell-being. Over the last three …

Congratulations to Team Toronto for a very successful Marathon 2017. Together, “WE DID IT”. By the mercy of Srila Prabhupada, and the blessings of our Sankirtan generals Vaisesika Prabhu and Bhaktimarga Swami, we smashed our goals! Not only did we exceed our goals locally, but Team Toronto ranked 4th in all of North America in its remittance to the BBT, the …

The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is very excited to announce that the hit film “Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami who started it all” is having another screening in Toronto on Monday, January 22 at 7:00pm at the Cineplex Theatres at Yonge and Dundas. TO BOOK TICKETS PLEASE CLICK HERE! 50 tickets must be booked before the …

Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple is excited to welcome back Sankarshan Dasa Adhikari to the Greater Toronto Area from Jan 11-14, 2018.  Traveling across the globe, Sankarshan Dasa Adhikari is a teacher, author of several books, and personal mentor and guide to tens of thousands in over 100 countries.  He explores and makes knowledge from the ancient Vedic scriptures relevant to …

On New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1st, 2018, Toronto’s Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival!  Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year. The festival will feature plenty of kirtan, wonderful classes, a new drama presented by Bhaktimarga Swami and a …

There are numerous busy times of year for the Hare Krishna Temple here in Toronto when activities and events come in abundance and the temple is buzzing with excitement. The end of the year is certainly one of those times and is always a fun time for everyone as Toronto’s Hare Krishnas are known for closing the calendar in style …