Nityananda Trayodasi, the auspicious appearance day of Lord Nityananda falls on Monday, February 14th this year. The name Nityananda means eternal happiness and He’s none other than Lord Balaram who appeared in the 15th century along with Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Lord Krishna). Together with other associates, they propagated the chanting of the holy names far and wide. Lord Nityananda’s compassion knows no bounds as He is always drowning in ecstatic love:
“The noble Lord Nityananda is never angry, for He is the personification of supreme transcendental bliss. Devoid of any concept of false ego, Nitai wanders about the town.”
We will honour this magnificent personality through events that will be conducted on Zoom & Facebook as the Temple remains closed to in-person programs. Celebrations will begin with a special virtual Sunday program with the first part of a special session entitled “Sweet Relationships of Sri Nityananda Prabhu” that will be facilitated by guest speaker Adi Gadadadhara das. This will take place at 5pm on Sunday, February 13th.
Festivities continue on Monday, February 14th with a virtual program beginning at 6pm, will feature live darshan, bhajans, the second part of “Sweet Relationships of Sri Nityananda Prabhu” and more, see the poster below for the full schedule! A special tradition at ISKCON Toronto in recent years is a flower outfit has been offered to Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. However, this year something different is in the works! Anyone who contributes to the Deity seva on this auspicious occasion can get a piece of this special outfit as a souvenir. Click HERE to learn how you can participate.
Please note while the festivities are virtual the Temple is open from 4:15 am – 12:30 pm – click HERE for details and procedures. You can also watch live darshan on our Youtube channel.
