Category: General

Festival of India- Kids Contributions

This year’s 48th Annual Festival of India from July 1-12 was a virtual one on account of the current pandemic situation. As in the past, the Krishna Funskool team hosted a range of children’s programs for the virtual Kids Area. We had yoga sessions, a cooking demo, puppet show, drama workshop, crafts and more! There was also another way children could participate- …

Virtual Ratha-Yatra and “Drive-By” Darshan

To continue the tradition of Lord Jagannatha coming out to see the many devotees of Toronto, they will be travelling in style down Yonge St for a virtual parade! Starting at 11:00am, Lord Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra will cruise along our usual parade route that EVERYONE can participate in, virtually from home. There’s more! The Deities will continue Their procession by …

12-Hour Kirtan 2020 is Here!

This year’s annual Toronto 12 Hour Kirtan! Although virtual, the tradition continues on Friday, July 10th from 10am to 10pm. Featuring over 20 international kirtanyas in 12 not to be missed hours! This is your opportunity to dive into the Holy Name! See the full schedule below: Kirtans will be broadcast on Facebook

Virtual Ratha-Yatra (Festival of India) Celebrations July 1st-12th

Our biggest festival of the year is underway and we’re really excited to share some highlights of our ongoing twelve-day long VIRTUAL celebrations. We know you’ve been looking forward to it so a detailed schedule can be found below: *subject to change* July 11 (Sat) 9:00-10:30 AM Seminar- Light at the End of the Tunnel by Candramauli Swami  11:00 AM-12:30 PM Virtual Ratha-Yatra Procession down …

6-Hour Kirtan on Canada Day

On Wednesday, July 1st we will have a special Canada Day kirtan collaborated with Temples from across Canada. Traditionally devotees go out on street Harinama or chanting on this day, however, as we are advised to stay indoors this year, we are attempting to bring the mood of the various communities across Canada together- to your homes! This is the …

Temple Closure Update

We hope you and your family are safe and have been enjoying our various online activities. The single highest priority of ISKCON Toronto will always be the health and safety of our community. As such, the Temple was closed to the public on March 21, 2020. The province of Ontario has moved into phase two of reopening with guidance to …

Sweet Rice Festival Recordings

New Remuna Dham’s Virtual Sweet Rice Festival Begins Tomorrow! Our annual Sweet Rice Festival is here! The focus of the festival has been the glorification of our Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-chora Gopinatha in Their special connection to sweet rice. The festivities will begin Tomorrow (Sunday Jun 7th) and will conclude on Sunday June 14th with many virtual activities (Temple remains closed to …

Monthly Education Seminars

Education is the cornerstone of a society’s flourishment. It changes one’s attitude and consequently the quality of one’s life. There are several life skills to master and no shortage of courses or self-help books that one can read to develop one’s personality, then why do we still struggle? What is the Vedic perspective on this? It is all there in …

Sweet Rice Festival Jun 7 -14, 2020

For some years now, we have been celebrating the annual Sweet Rice festival. The focus of the festival has been the glorification of our Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-cora Gopinatha in Their special connection to sweet rice. This year the festivities will be from Sunday Jun 7 – 14, 2020.   In the past, our beloved Deities would be offered a variety …