Śrī Nityānanda Trayodaśī is a particularly auspicious day in the Vaiṣṇava calendar, marking the glorious appearance day of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, the dearest companion of Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. Nityānanda is revered for his unparalleled compassion, boundless mercy, and unconditional love for all souls.
Nityānanda Trayodaśī usually takes place at the end of January. In 2026, this sacred festival falls on Saturday January 31. Devotees fast until noon and immerse themselves in the stories of Nityānanda Prabhu.
The Devotees from the IHKM Temple in Mainhausen will celebrate this festival on SUNDAY, February First – (1st). After the abhiṣeka ceremony for the Gaura Nitāi deities, a lively kīrtan and a sumptuous prasādam feast are offered in honor of Nityānanda and for the pleasure of the Lord.
INVITATION TO ALL
On Sunday, February 1, 2026, we will celebrate Nityānanda Caturdaśī in our IHKM Temple in Mainhausen. Everyone is welcome to join us on this auspicious day, starting at 16:00 hrs.
The celebrations will begin at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this festival. We look forward to seeing you all! Please come and join us! Immerse yourself in the transcendental ecstasy of Bhakti. — Haribolo!
We celebrate the appearance day of Nityānanda Prabhu with kīrtan, abhiṣeka, Ārati, and prasādam. In addition to ecstatic mantra chanting (kīrtan) and a delicious feast (prasādam), there will be a reading about the glorious deeds of Śrī Nityananda.
Program:
– Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026, starting at 4:00 p.m.
– Kīrtana: Singing of sacred mantras together
– Lecture: Nityānanda’s Glories
– Prasādam: Festive vegetarian prasādam meal
Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, also known as Nityānanda-Rāma, is revered as the savior of the fallen and the propagator of Kṛṣṇa-prema (divine love). He traveled around the world with Lord Chaitanya to support the Lord in His saṅkīrtan movement, the chanting of the holy names of God. Through Nityananda’s boundless compassion and causeless mercy for the fallen souls in Kali-yuga, countless souls were liberated through compassion, devotion, and kīrtan.
sei kṛṣṇa-navadvīpe śrī-caitanya-candra
sei balarāma-saṅge śrī-nityānanda
Translation – The original Lord, Lord Kṛṣṇa, appeared in Navadvīpa as Lord Caitanya, and Balarāma appeared with him as Lord Nityānanda. (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.6)
In Caitanya-caritāmṛta, we read about Nityānanda’s ecstatic saṅkīrtan pastimes throughout Bengal and Orissa, where he traveled partly alone as an avadhūta preacher and partly as a companion of Caitanya Mahāprabhu and his Saṅkīrtan party. Together, Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda Prabhu enjoyed many ecstatic prasādam pastimes, and Nityānanda was known for enthusiastically consuming immense quantities of Kṛṣṇa prasādam.
In honor of the transcendental personality Śrī Nityānanda, we offer a varied feast that attempts to reflect Nityānanda’s fiery preaching mood, his sometimes unexpected and astonishing activities, and his enthusiasm for harinām saṅkīrtana.
Lord Nityānanda is even more merciful than the benevolent Lord Gaurahari Himself, and His two lotus feet, which are as cool as millions of moons (nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala), are the only refuge for the aspiring devotees of Lord Gaurahari in this suffering Kali-yuga.
In His mercy, Lord Nityānanda filled the entire universe with Kṛṣṇa Prema and distributed benevolent love without regard for the devotees’ merits. Jāhnavā-pati Nityānanda-rāma is none other than Lord Balarām himself (balarāma hoilo nitāi). It is he who shows devotees the path to spiritual development. Without his mercy, one cannot even hope to attain the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga-deva.
नित्यानन्द नमस्तुभ्यं प्रेमानन्दप्रदायिने ।
कलौ कल्मषनाशाय जाह्नवापतये नमः ॥
nityānanda namas tubhyaṁ
premānanda-pradāyine |
kalau kalmaṣa-nāśāya
jāhnavā-pataye namaḥ ||
I offer repeated obeisances unto Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who bestows the bliss of divine love (prema), Destroyer of sin, who eliminates the contamination of the age of Kali, and who is the husband of Jāhnavā-devī.
