Sphoorthi Theatre

Swami Ramanujacharya spiritual appearance on this earth in the year 1017 A.D., as a lustrous sun to dismiss the darkness and to destroy unauthorized religion and so called religious beliefs. He is none other than the incarnation of Adisesha-Anantha-the serpent bed of the Sriman Narayana-the parthathvam-Paramatha. He is the first revolutionary legend who propagated “All are one and equal before the Lord''. He accepted and welcomed all irrespective of gender, caste, creed, and race into Sri Vaishnava Siddhantham. He also paved a new way of attaining Moksha through Saranagati-Self surrender to the lotus feet of Sriman Narayana. Born to pious couple Sri Asuri Kesava Somayaji and Ganthimathi of Sriperunbudur near Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu after a great penance. His maternal uncle Sri Srishaila Purna named him Illayalwar, Lakshmana. As Lakshmana is also inacarnation of Adishesha and served Lord Rama, he intended Ramanuja (Rama’...

Panguni Uthiram also known as Meena Uttara-Phalguni in Sanskrit an auspicious day for Tamilians. It falls on the day the moon transits Uttara Phalguni nakshatram or star in the twelfth month of the Tamil solar calendar i.e. Panguni (March–April). It is the full moon of the month of Panguni. This day is very auspicious and sacred for both the Saivaites and Vaishnavites of Tamil Nadu. For Vaishnavites, it marks the day of Andal’s marriage to Rangamanar. It is also the thirunakshtram or birthday of Sri Ranganayaki Thaayar-Periya Pirrati of SriRangam. On Panguni Uthiram, Narayana marries Sri Ranganayaki Thaayar-Periya Pirrati and gives his Kalyana Kola Seva to his Bhaktas. It is the strong belief that when Pirati Mahalaskhmi (Sri Ranganayaki Thayaar) is along with Perumal (Sri Ranganatha)then all the mistakes or papam done by the jeevatham are excused. Aa a mother always pardons and also gives a chance to overcome mistakes. She also protects her children from...

Chekka Bommlata, also known as Koyya Bommlata, is a traditional form of wooden string puppetry that was performed at Kala Ashram in Adilabad, Telangana State, Bharata Desha. It was an incredible honour for Sphoorthi Theatre to organize this event. Great to see the octogenarians Mothe Ramaswamy and Mothe Yadagiri of Burugupeta village, Venkapuram Mandal, Bhupalpalli (Prof. Jayashankar) District, Warangal, Telangana State, India at Kala. They both live in Burugupeta village. String puppetry, also known as Chekka Bommlata or Koyya Bommlata, is a source of pride for the state of Telangana. There are currently two Mothe troupes that perform it; the first is from Ammapuram and is quite well known, and the other is from Burugupeta.  Earlier today, I published a post titled "The Decline of Traditional Wooden Puppetry in Telangana in 2012," which goes into detail regarding the Mothe Troupe of Ammapuram. Both the Mothe Ammapuram troupe and the Mothe Burugupeta troupe are connected...