ISKCON Scarborough's ✨12th Jagannatha Festival ️✅ Aug 10th ️Sat 11 AM📍Milliken Park 5555 Steeles Ave East, Scarborough ✨

Save the date ✅Aug 10th Sat @Milliken Park- join us for a day of festivities, fun, free veg feast and spiritual rejuvenation! Rath Yatra 2024 ✨ We humbly request that you register the number of people who will be attending using the below link👇🏼. This will help us with planning and estimates.

https://rathyatra2024.eventbrite.ca

12th Jagannatha Festival - ISKCON Scarborough @Milliken Park 5555 Steeles Ave East TorontoJoin us for the 12th Jagannatha Festival at Milliken Park in Toronto, ON! This exciting event celebrates spirituality, culture, and community. Get ready for a day filled with vibrant music, mesmerizing dances, and delicious vegetarian food.On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the festival kicks off at 11:00 AM (EDT). Come and experience the joyous atmosphere at this multi cultural event.The festival will take place at 5555 Steeles Avenue East, Toronto, ON M9L 1S7. This serene location provides the perfect backdrop for a day of spiritual enlightenment and cultural immersion.Immerse yourself in the enchanting performances, including devotional singing, traditional dances, and enlightening talks by renowned spiritual leaders. Indulge in the mouthwatering vegetarian delicacies offered.Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with your spiritual side and experience the vibrant culture of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Gaura Purnima - Celebrate the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with us on Sunday, March 24th

We welcome everyone to celebrate the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Iskcon Scarborough on Sunday March 24th between 10.30 am to 1 pm ET.

Gaura Purnima is the celebration of the most auspicious and adorable advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – The Golden Avatar.

The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna appeared as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to establish Sankirtana Movement – the yuga dharma for this age of Kali. He appeared on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna in the year 1486 AD at Sridham Mayapura as the son of Sri Jagannath Mishra and Srimati Sachidevi.

In the revealed scriptures Lord Krishna was predicted to appear as Golden Avatar (incarnation) as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to propound and propagate the congregational chanting of Holy name of the Lord “ Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare / Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare “ in order to counteract the contaminating influence of this debilitating and despicable age of quarrel and hypocrisy and attain the spiritual perfection.

If you want to contribute towards the celebrations, there are several opportunities for sponsorships. Please join us in this most awaited festival at ISKCON Scarborough, the details can be found in the poster below.

ISKCON Scarborough - The Holy month of Damodar is from October 29th -November 26th

The holiest month of Kartik or Damodar is from October 29th -November 26th this year. It is a great opportunity, for new and seasoned bhakti practitioners alike, to dive a little deeper into their spiritual practices. As per Vedic texts, any devotional activity done during this month has its benefits multiplied a thousand-fold.

During this month we offer special prayers to Lord Krishna in the form of Damodar where he is bound by his mother's love. During this month we recite special prayers known as the Damodarastakam. The lyrics and English translation of the Damodarastakam prayers can be found here: https://www.krishna.com/damodarastakam Traditionally lamps are offered while singing these prayers, devotees are encouraged to take up this practice daily in their homes as well. The procedure for offering lamps is available in the diagram below. Devotees can also host home programs to share this divine experience with their friends, families, and coworkers. If you are interested in hosting one please visit the temple on a Sunday and speak to Dhira Nitai prabhu. Several festivals also fall within this auspicious month including the Appearance of Radha Kunda, Diwali, Govardhana Puja, and the disappearance anniversary of Srila Prabhupada. See the attached poster for details of the special Sunday programs at ISKCON Scarborough during this month. Please join us every Sunday from 10:30am-12:30pm. 

ISKCON Scarborough - Radhastami celebrations - coming Sunday!

Hare Krishna! 

Please accept our humble obeisances! 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! 

All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga! 

Radhastami- the glorious appearance day of Srimati Radharani will be celebrated across the world on 22nd September 2021(Friday). 

We at ISKCON Scarborough will be celebrating Radhastami coming Sunday - 24th September 2023 - from 10:30am pm to 1:00 pm. 

Devotees are welcome to bring gifts for Srimati Radharani, suggestions are on the poster.

ISKCON Scarborough

3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,

Scarborough, Ontario,

Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

scarboroughiskcon@gmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.org

ISKCON Scarborough-Janmashtami celebrations(appearance day of Lord Krsna)- coming Wednesday- Sep 6th, 2023 from 6.30 onwards in a different venue!

Hare Krishna!

Please accept our humble obeisances!
All glories to Srila Prabhupada!
All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga!

We invite you and your family to the auspicious Janmashtami celebrations organized by ISKCON Scarborough this coming Wednesday night- September 6th from 6:30 pm to midnight! To accommodate more visitors we are hosting our celebrations at Thamil Isai Kalaamanram: 1120 Tapscott Rd #3, Scarborough, ON M1X 1E8. Parking is available in the complex.

Srila Prabhupada’s (founder Acarya of ISKCON) appearance day falls on Thursday- September 7th. We will be celebrating ISKCON Founder Acarya A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s appearance day during our Sunday program on September 10th.

Sri Krsna Janmastami
The auspicious day of the appearance of Lord Krsna is celebrated all over the world as Sri Krsna Janmastami. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Krsna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Shravana. Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared in Mathura as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki.

In Bhagavad Gita 4.8, Lord Krsna teaches the reason to his descend:

paritranaya sadhunam
vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge

To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear millennium after millennium.


In Bhagavad Gita 4.9, Lord Krsna teaches us how to get out of this wheel of misery

janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so 'rjuna

One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.

The Appearance day of Srila Prabhupada 

In 1896, on the day following Janmastami, His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada was born in Calcutta, India. In the Vaishnava calendar, this day is also known as Nandotsava: the day that Nanda Maharaja, Krishna’s father, prepared a grand festival to celebrate the birth of his son.

As founder-acarya of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada plays a central role in the life of all ISKCON devotees. Everyone connected to ISKCON knows that without Srila Prabhupada’s courage and his unmotivated love and compassion to all the residents of the world, we would not have had the opportunity to intimately serve Lord Krishna.

ISKCON Scarborough - 11th Annual Rath Yatra(Jagannath Festival) - Saturday-19th Aug 2023

 

ISKCON Scarborough's 11th Annual Jagannath Festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday -19th Aug 2023 at the Milliken Park, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (McCowan & Steeles).

This grand event is free for everyone and includes a diverse assortment of multicultural activities for the entire family. The focus of this event is to always make the stage programs newcomer friendly.

There will be several stage performances as well as tents in the park where attendees can get their face painted beautifully, apply henna to their hands/palms and there will also be several cookbooks & ancient Vedic texts.

The highlight of the event is the distribution of free vegetarian feast/free water for everyone throughout the day starting at 11 am.

Several dignitaries will be taking part in this annual event.

The parade starts inside the Milliken Park at 11 am and the VIP introduction/ inauguration is scheduled to take place at 12 noon.

ISKCON Scarborough

3500 McNicoll Avenue, Unit #3,

Scarborough, Ontario,

Canada,M1V4C7

Email Address:

scarboroughiskcon@gmail.com

website:

www.iskconscarborough.org

ISKCON Scarborough - Janmastami 2023 Flyer

 

ISKCON Scarborough- 2023 Jagannath Festival Flyer

 

Worship of the devatas: A holistic Bhagavad-gita understanding - HG Chaitanya Charan das

 

ISKCON Scarborough- "How the Bhagavad Gita Balances the Head and the Heart" - seminar by HG Chaitanya Charan das- 27th May 2023