Sphoorthi Theatre

Dakshinayana marks the six-month period when the sun begins its apparent movement southward—from the Tropic of Cancer toward the Tropic of Capricorn. This transition typically begins around June 21st, coinciding with the Karka Sankranti (Sun entering Cancer), and is known as Dakshinayana Punyakalam. In Vedic cosmology, this phase is considered the nighttime of the Devas, while Uttarayana (January to June) is their daytime. But for humans, Dakshinayana is the Sadhana Pada—a time to cultivate inner discipline, reflection, and spiritual practice. Why It Matters Spiritually • Lord Shiva as Dakshinamurti: It was during Dakshinayana that Shiva turned south and began transmitting yogic wisdom to the Saptarishis. This wasn’t symbolic—it was cosmically aligned. The sun turned south, and so did the teacher.   • Energy Flow: During Dakshinayana, the lower chakras (Muladhara to Anahata) are more active. This makes it an ideal time to work on grounding, stability, and emotional clarity before...

Aadi Masam (Masam-month) is the fourth month in Tamil Calendar and some people consider the month as inauspicious for humans and auspicious for devatas and pirudevatas. It is an auspicious month for spiritual activities for Tamilians, unlike for Telugu and others who call it as Aashadam or Aashada who consider this as an inauspicious one. Dakshinayana Punyakalam, the night time of Gods, begins in the Aadi month. But numerous unique Tamil rituals and festivals are also observed during Aadi month so some people consider it as auspicious. Well, by it is a coincident or so, in Hyderabad and other regions specially in Telangana region Bonalu festivity is celebrated in Aadi-Aashadam month. This Aadi month commences either in July or August every year depending upon the birth of the month. However, the month is considered as auspicious month all the rituals are restricted for the celebration and festivity connected with AMMAN-Goddess. Marriages, House Warming or Thread Ceremony such ...