Sphoorthi Theatre

Many noble personalities have taken birth on this earth for noble cause. Right from Krishna to Crist were subjected to controversy. Any initiation is taken shall become a subject of controversy highlighting the negative impact. India has given birth, raised many holy persons like Shiridi Sai baba, Baba Garib Nawaz of Ajmer, Gulbarga Durga, Shree Baba sami Dhaam, Satya Sai baba and many. Every state, every district is blessed with both genuine and fake babas. Well demise of much popular spiritual guru Bhagwan Shri Satya Sai Baba has not only led Indians to mourn but whole world too. Talk of his great works in the Ananthpur district and Tamil nadu on one side, net successor on the other and the trust and who would look after it and many more hidden truths. Sathya Sai Baba on Novemeber 23, 1926 in Puttaparthi. His childhood name was Sathyanarayana Raju was a popular spiritual guru, social figure and educator. For many he was a described as an Avatarapurusha, godman, spiritual teacher an

Mahavir Jayanti Mahavir Jayanti is observed and celebrated byJains all over the world to commemorate the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira. Mahavir the son born to Siddhartha and Trishall i n 599 Bc, as per Swetambars. It is beleived that Mother Trishala had 14-16 auspicious dreams during her preganancy and the astrologers predicted that the child born will be a great emperor or Theetankar. The entire Jain community through out the country celebrates Mahavir Jayanti. On this auspicious day, grand chariot processions with the images of Mahavira are taken out, rich ceremonies, fasts and charities are observed, The Jains observes religious events on this day. They visit the sacred sites and worship the Teerthankars on this day. The event hold special significance in Gujarat and Rajasthan due to the ancient shrines at Girnar and Palitana In Kolkata, too this festival is celebrated with great fervor at the Parasnath temple. Even at Pawapuri in Bihar Mahavir Jayanti holds a special signifi

Significance of Baisakhi and Bihu Energetic Festival of Baisakhi and Bihu are considered to be important festivals in India for various reasons. Apart from being important for the farmers as a harvest festival, the festival is of prime importance in Sikhism as a foundation day of Khalsa Panth. The festival of Baisakhi and Bihu falls on April 13 every year and April 14 every year. Bihu- A festival that marks the change of season. Astrologically, the date of Baisakhi is significant as marks sun’s entry into Mesh Rashi. For this very reason, many people also know Baisakhi as Mesha Sankranti. The auspicious date of Baisakhi is celebrated all over India under different names and rituals. It is celebrated as 'Rongali Bihu' in Assam, 'Naba Barsha' in Bengal, ‘Puthandu’ in Tamil Nadu, 'Pooram Vishu' in Kerala and ‘Vaishakha’ in the state of Bihar. For the agriculturally rich state of Punjab and Haryana, Baisakhi marks the time for harvest of Rabi (winter) crops and is

Significance of Tamil New Year – Puthandu-Chithirai Varsha Pirappu Tamilians spread acrossed the globe follow Hindu Solar Calendar. The Tamil New Year called Puthandu falls mostly on April 14 every year. Some times it could occur on April 13th or April 15th. The Hindu solar calendar is also followed by Assam, Bengal, Kerala, Manipur, Nepal, Orissa, Rajasthan and the Punjab. The Tamil New Year, is also popularly called Varsha Pirappu or Puthandu, is observed on the first day of Tamil month Chithirai. Chithirai is the first month as per traditional Tamil Calendar. This year the date of Varsha Pirappu or Tamil New Year is April 14. Chitirai 1. A main emphasize of the Tamil New Year is the viewing of ‘Kanni’ – meaning auspicious things. Similar is the tradition followed by Keralites too. They call it as Visu Kanni. The Myth behind this practice is that viewing auspicious things on this day will bring good fortune throughout the year. The main high lights of the New Year celebration is

Significance of Ugadi-Yugadi Festival in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Welcome to Kharanaam Samvatsaram!!! Unlike West, new year celebration marks as a welcoming sign of Spring season. The name "Ugadi" is derived from Sanskrit and is two words joined together. Yuga (era) + Aadi ( Beginning) It means "Beginning of a New age. It is believed that the creator Lord Brahma started his work of creation on this day of Chaitra suddha padhyami(Ugadi). The onset of spring also in some way symbolically marks the beginning of new life. It is called as Ugadi in Telugu and Yugadi in Kannada which means new age. As some one has rightly said "Ugadi signify many things – leaving behind turbulence of past, commencement of new phase in life with renewed vigour and energy. ‘Bevu-bella – combination of bitter and sweet reminds us of pleasure and pain to be accepted with equanimity". Ugadi is also regarded the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon