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Our beautiful and beloved Deities, Sri Sri Radha Ksira-Chora Gopinatha, have been the heart and soul of our Hare Krishna Centre for over 40 years. Actually, Srila Prabhupada named our Deities in Toronto after a famous Deity of the same name in the beautiful and ancient city of Remuna, India. Ksira means “sweet rice” and chora means “thief”.  So, the name “Ksira-Chora” translates …

Nrsimha Caturdasi is the celebration of Krishna’s half-man half-lion incarnation (Lord Nrsimhadev) who appeared on this day to protect the innocent child Prahlada from the atrocities of his father, Hiranyakashipu. This year, Nrsimha Caturdasi falls on Friday, May 17th. The Festival will begin at 6:00pm and will feature a grand abhisheka (bathing ceremony), an special discourse on the appearance and …

With warmer weather finally arriving, the excitement surrounding the 47th Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes! Sunday, April 28, 2019 will mark the official launch of the countdown to this year’s festival! The program will begin at 4:30pm and will continue to 6:30pm. A special feature of the festival will be the chance for all …

On Saturday, April 13th, we will be celebrating Rama Navami, the appearance of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is an incarnation of Krishna who appeared in Ayodhya during the Treta Yuga as the son of King Dasaratha. During Lord Rama’s reign, all the citizens were happy, religious and their necessities of life were provided. He was a virtuous, charitable and dutiful …

As always our beloved Deities are beautifully dressed each day,  and festivals like our recent Gaura Purnima celebration are extra special. Pictures from our Pujari Department can be found HERE and from a Photo-shoot by Gaurav Agarwal can be found HERE. Enjoy the feast for the eyes!

ISKCON Toronto’s Sankirtan Team (TST) is offering a unique Training Seminar, titled ‘Watering the Seed’ on how to make YOUR follow up easier and effective!  You may be an expert at personal follow ups OR you may be completely new to this concept – this seminar is for YOU!  The seminar is open to ALL departments in the temple, and will provide …

Join us at the Toronto Hare Krishna Temple on Wednesday March 20th, 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 teachings …

On Sunday, February 17th, 2019 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 …

YOUR PERFECT BALANCE The Centre of Gravity of an object is defined as that spot where the entire object acts, if you balance at that spot, the objects stays balanced. The idea is that if we balance on our own true centres, we will be balanced also, in all respects. Most of us feel out-of-balance in one way or another. …

On New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1st, 2019, 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 dramatic presentation by Bhaktimarga Swami and a sumptuous …