This September, Paramahamsa Vishwananda travels across Canada — visiting Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto for a series of gatherings, courses, and celebrations
Over two weeks, visitors can come for darshan (from Sanskrit darśana, root dṛś, the auspicious sight of a holy person, understood as a mutual exchange: one comes to behold, and is beheld in return), for kirtan (devotional singing, often in call and response), and for satsang (a gathering in truth). The programme includes the first Sri Yantra course held in North America, a Ganesh Chaturthi evening, a Radhastami celebration, and the return of the Mahakirtan and darshan event.
Whether it’s your first time or you’ve walked this path for years, some who come to these gatherings describe a quiet that settles deeply and stays for days, or of having been seen in a way they didn’t expect. There is no single experience of a gathering like this.
Sept 7 | 2PM – 6PM
Address: Unitarian Church of Montreal
5035 boul de Maisonneuve O., Montréal, QC, H4A 1Y5
The tour begins in Montreal, a vibrant and multicultural city, with an evening of music, devotion, and darshan with Paramahamsa Vishwananda.
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Sept 11 | 5PM – 10PM
Address: Unity of Vancouver
5840 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, V6M 2V9
An evening of darshan with Paramahamsa Vishwananda in Vancouver, held at Unity of Vancouver, a centre dedicated to community and spiritual life, with mountains and ocean as its backdrop.
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Sept 13 | 4PM – 9PM
Address: Shepard Community Hall
10800 84 St SE, Calgary, AB, T3S 0A4
Darshan with Paramahamsa Vishwananda in Calgary, gateway to the Canadian Rockies, held at the historic Shepard Community Hall.
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Sept 14 | 6PM – 10PM
Address: New Indo Canadian Centre (NICC)
Bay 8, 30th Avenue Northeast, Calgary, AB, T2E 7B2, Canada
Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at Calgary’s New Indo Canadian Centre, in the presence of Paramahamsa Vishwananda: an evening of bhajan jamming, devotional music, and prayer honouring Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
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Sept 16-18
Address: Courtyard by Marriott Toronto
7095 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, ON L3R 1A3
A three-day course with Paramahamsa Vishwananda, offered for the first time in North America. Over three days he guides participants through the Sri Yantra — one of the oldest and most intricate sacred diagrams in the Hindu tradition — and its place in devotional practice.
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Sept 19
Radhastami marks the appearance day ofSrimati Radharani. Join the community for an evening ofkirtan, worship, and celebration in the presence of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, at theBhakti Marga Canada Cultural Centre in Pickering.
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Sept 20
Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building)
222 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 2T6
The tour concludes in downtown Toronto with a Mahakirtan — a large gathering for collective kirtan — and darshan with Paramahamsa Vishwananda, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Featured musicians include Bhavani, Bhayiravi, Vidhi Sharma, Rishi Aaradhakananda, and Vikshar. Highlights: kirtan, darshan, yoga, marketplace, and food.
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