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ISKCON News, the news agency for our vibrant Hare Krishna movement, recently published an article, profiling our very own Bhaktimarga Swami!  Check it out: To ISKCON devotees everywhere, the name Bhaktimarga Swami conjures up images of powerful, out-of-the-box stage productions; and of energetic kirtans, full of stomping dance moves and jubilant smiles.   But a lifetime ago, as the boy …

This Saturday, January 19th, we are celebrating the three-year anniversary of CDM (Ceto Darpana Marjanam – monthly temple clean up) in our temple. This project entails organized cleaning of the temple as a group.  Three years have passed so fast that we didn’t even realize it due to being so busy with cleaning our beloved temple every month! To recognize …

There has been some confusion regarding the 2013 ISKCON Toronto Vaishnava Calendar. Saphala Ekadashi is on January 7th, however for Toronto fasting is observed on Maha Dvadasi – January 8th. Ekadashi is a bi-monthly observance where followers of Vaishnava traditions abstain from grains, the observance is based on the lunar calendar and occasionally Ekadashi will fall over two days, in …

For quite some time, Toronto’s Hare Krishna Temple held weekly Bhagavad Gita classes every Friday evening. This was done as part of the Bhakti Sastri certification program. ISKCON Toronto is very happy to announce that the Bhagavad Gita classes are back! On Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 ISKCON Toronto will resume weekly Bhagavat Gita classes. Classes will start at 6:30pm and …