Nityananda Trayodasi, the auspicious appearance day of Lord Nityananda falls on Wednesday, February 21st 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.”
This festival has always been a fan-favorite amongst devotees at ISKCON Toronto. There are a few traditions at ISKCON Toronto for this occasion. Firstly, devotees are encouraged to dress in blue which is Lord Nityananda’s favorite colour! Additionally, we offer a flower outfit to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai. The main festivities will begin at 6pm and will feature a “Bhajan Sandhya” where devotional songs about this great personality will be sung. In this special feature, we will use the beautiful musical compositions of our tradition along with a brief discourse to go deeper into the personality of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
If you would like to contribute towards the flower outfit, deity garlands, or the festival feast please click HERE!
See the poster above for the full program schedule, there will also be special deity darshan timings, please see details below.
