Sphoorthi Theatre

Karthika Masa last Monday (as per Kannada Hindu Almanac) is a fair time at Basavanagudi, Bengaluru South, Karnataka. Kadlekai Parishe  Parashae   is the fair or Jatara held annually. Kadle Kai in Kannada means –Peanuts or Groundnuts. This is actually a two-day fair or jatara now extended to four days or so. The whole of the Bull temple road, the back side of BMS Engineering college road, and surrounding areas around 5 km are occupied by peanut vendors. There are two famous temples on the bull temple road-the Dodda Ganesha Temple and the Dodda Basava temple in Basavanagudi. Apart from the peanuts or groundnuts, there are numerous stalls in the fair, selling Bangles, clay pots, traditional toys and clay trinkets, plastic and glass dolls, food courts, and Mehndi tattoos. The legend story behind Kadlekai Parishe goes like this, in the past, Basavanagudi was surrounded by villages like Sunkenahalli, Guttahalli, Mavalli, Dasarahalli, and oth...

The Medaram Jatara, also known as the Jatara fair festival, The tribal jatara, also known as Girijana tribes, is regarded as the largest of the several tribal communities. Tribal jataras are not only prevalent in India, but also extend to many regions in Asia. The religious festival is observed biennially in the village of Medaram, located in the Tadwai mandal of the Warangal district in the state of Telangana. The Medaram Jatara commences on the day of the full moon, also referred to as Suddha Poornima, during the month of Magha. The months of January and February align with the Magha month of the Hindu lunar calendar. The jatara, a religious festival, is scheduled to take place from February 8th to February 10th in the year 2012. On the eighth day, the sacred deity Saralamma or Sarakka would be ceremoniously transported from Kannepoyinapalle village to the designated jatara site. On the next day, another deity named Sammakka, who is regarded as the maternal figure of Sara...