Friday, August 10th is the Vyasa-puja of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This is an annual celebration where members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness offer homage to their guru, or spiritual teacher. For More information on Srila Prabhupada, click here. Festivities will begin at 11:30am with an abisheka followed by the Guru Puja ceremony which …
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Classes by HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavat Swami
The Hare Krishna temple is excited to welcome HH Bhakti Brhat Bhagavat Swami back to Toronto! Bhakti Brhat Bhagavata Swami, a former educationist, joined ISKCON in Durbanin 1983. Till 1988, he distributed over 30 000 books & has preached extensively to high school & university students. Till 1992 he served as the Vice-President of ISKCON Durban. In 1991, Maharaja founded …
Deity Darshan: Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day
Welcoming Amala Kirtan das Back to Toronto!
Toronto’s Hare Krishna community is excited to be welcoming back a kirtan superstar, Amala Kirtan das, all the way from Dallas, TX! Amala Kirtan das will be taking part in the Caribana Kirtan this Saturday and will also be attending our Sunday Feast this weekend. With Amala Kirtan prabhu in town, we will be having a special Kirtan Sunday Feast! …
Some Important Updates About This Weekend’s Caribana Kirtan!
There has been some buzz in our Hare Krishna community about our bringing the sweet sounds of kirtan to the big Caribana festival this weekend. Ranging from excitement to concern, devotees in our Hare Krishna community have been sharing their thoughts and feedback about the idea. We have some updates! Several meetings have happened and we are excited to announce …
Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 marks the auspicious appearance day (birthday) of Lord Balarama, Lord Krishna’s older brother! Lord Balarama symbolizes strength and compassion and we invite you to take part in the celebrations at the Hare Krishna Temple. The festival will kick off at 6pm with kirtan and will feature a special spiritual discourse on Lord Balarama. After the class, …
Deity Darshan: Sunday, July 29, 2012
Jhulan Yatra: July 29th – August 1st!
The Hare Krishna Temple will be observing the Jhulan Yatra festival every morning from July 29th until August 1st (last day of Jhulan Yatra and Lord Balarama’s Appearance Day). This festival commemorates the swing (Jhulan) pastime of Radha and Krishna. Every morning at 7:00 am following Deity Greetings, the small deities of Sri Sri Radha Krishna will come off the …
Look Out Caribana, Here We Come!!!
Toronto’s Hare Krishna Centre is excited to announce that we have been given an opportunity to officially be part of this year’s Caribana parade! Known officially as the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto, this year’s festival is expected to draw over one million people! The highlight of the entire festival is a giant parade and, this year, Toronto’s Hare Krishna community …