Devotees at the matha celebrated the holy appearance of Lord Nityananda on trayodasi, Mon. 21st February.
The morning program began with the decorating of Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and the devotees sang various bhajanas praising the mercy of Lord Nityananda. After, Srila Narasingha Maharaja gave class from Caitanya-caritamrta and Caitanya-bhagavata extolling the glories of Nityananda Prabhu. Narasingha Maharaja stressed that a genuine Gaudiya Vaisnava will never neglect the worship of Lord Nityananda. Maharaja also spoke about the position of Lord Nityananda as non-different from Lord Balarama and told how Srila Yayavara Maharaja and Srila Sridhara Maharaja had declared that Srila Prabhupada (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami) was empowered by Lord Nityananda to spread the message of Lord Caitanya throughout the world and that Lord Niyananda personally resided in the body of Srila Prabhupada for twelve years and made him dance. Narasingha Maharaja also spoke about faith in guru and Krsna being above knowledge.
Later in the day, devotees and guests honored a prasadam feast (mercy of Lord Nityananda) offered to the Deities. Narasingha Maharaja's lecture will be available soon as a downloadable mp3 audio file.