Temple history
The Toronto Sri Maha Ganapathy Temple was founded in 2000 to serve the needs of Hindu devotees living in and around the downtown Toronto area. The Temple was originally located on nearby Parliament street until 2013. In 2014, it was moved to its current location on Gerrard Street. The Temple hosts many poojas throughout the year including all auspicious occasions such as Chaturthi, Pradosha Vratham and Pournima as well as yearly events such as Ganesh Chaturthi and Maha Shivarathri. The highlight of the yearly event calendar is the Annual Grand Festival which takes place along with Ganesh Chaturthi. This festival includes a Chariot Festival (Ratha Yatra) Of Lord Sri Maha Ganapathy around the temple on Ganesh Chaturthi day. Since the founding of the temple in 2000, Sri Pragatheeswara Sharma Kurukkal has served as the chief priest of the temple. You can learn more about the Deities worshipped at the temple here and the services offered at the temple here.
Temple priest
Sri Pragatheeswara Sarma Kurukkal has served as the chief priest of the temple since the temple was founded in the year 2000. He performs all the poojas such as archanas, abhishekams and havans. He also performs poojas at home for devotees around the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. To learn more about the services performed by Sri Pragatheeswara Sarma Kurukkal at the temple or at devotees’ homes, please click here.