Janmastami Celebrated in Grand Fashion at Toronto Hare Krishna Temple!Festival Report by: Smruthi VenkateshanRecordings by: Hitesh PatelPictures by: Sahil Srivastava On Saturday, September 5th, the Hare Krishna Temple celebrated the biggest birthday bash of the year, Sri Krishna Janmastami. This is one of the most auspicious days in the Vaishnava calendar as it marks the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna. As …
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Kitchen Help Needed for Upcoming Food Fair – Sep 9th to 13th
The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple is participating in a very large festival where we expect to serve 1000+ plates of prasadam (spiritualized, delicious vegetarian meals) for three days, nonstop. The festival is the annual Veg Food Fest, taking place at Harbourfront Centre from September 11-13, 2015. This weekend will be very busy in the temple kitchen! Over the years these …
Janmastami Darshan!
Please be sure to check out these amazing photos of the day-time darshan of our Deities on the special festival of Janmastami!
Birthday Bash! Sri Krishna Janmastami – September 4-5, 2015
From Friday, September 4th to Saturday, September 5th, the Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating the biggest birthday party of the year, Lord Krishna’s appearance day – Sri Krishna Janmastami! Festivities will be filled with kirtan, bhajans, discourses and more! On Saturday, the highlight of the evening is the countdown to midnight! The momentum builds as the abhisheka (bathing ceremony) …
Srila Prabhupada Vyasa Puja – Sunday, September 6, 2015
In the wake of celebrations for one of our biggest festivals of the year, Krsna Janmastami, we will be celebrating one of the most important festivals for us as Hare Krishnas – Srila Prabhupada’s Vyasa Puja starting at 11am on Sunday, September 6, 2015. The Vyasa Puja festival is always held the day after Janmastami and the festival honours the …
ISKCON Toronto Vyasa Puja Book – Submit Your Offering!
ISKCON Toronto’s 2015 Congregational Vyasa Puja Book Hare Krishna, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. The appearance day of Srila Prabhupada is a very special occasion for all ISKCON devotees. Srila Prabhupada appeared on Nandotsava – the day that Nanda Maharaja had a big festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krsna (Sri Krsna …
Help Needed – Sri Krishna Janmastami!
From Friday, September 4th to Saturday, September 5th, the Hare Krishna Temple will be celebrating the biggest birthday party of the year, Lord Krishna’s appearance day – Sri Krishna Janmastami! With any big festival, it requires the help of many to help out to ensure it is a wonderful festival for all. If you have an hour to spare or …
Balarama’s Appearance Day – This Saturday!
Please come celebrate the appearance day of Lord Balarama (Balarama Jayanti) on Saturday, August 29, 2015! Lord Balarama is the older brother of Lord Krishna and symbolizes spiritual strength. The festival will kick off with a special Monthly Sankirtan Festival (MSF) by taking our spiritual books and sharing with others on the streets of Toronto! Our enthusiastic team will leave …
A Glimpse into our Annual Summer Kids Camp!
This year from August 4 – 7, 2015, we held our annual Summer Kids Camp! Lots of games and activities kept all the children engaged and squealing throughout the week. Please check out the slideshow below! The Krishna FunSkool (Sunday evening weekly classes conducted at the temple) has a new session starting on Sunday, September 13 for children 4-12 years. …
Register Now for ISKCON Disciples Course – August 1 – August 4
Please mark your dates for the second ISKCON Disciples Course in Toronto from Saturday, August 1st – Tuesday, August 4th. This course has been developed by the GBC (Governing Body Commission) and shall be a mandatory pre-requisite for all devotees accepting first OR second initiation by an ISKCON guru, effective Janmastami 2015. We encourage all devotees to try their best …