Sphoorthi Theatre

Happy Ganesha Chaturthi!!!! Here is the picture of Clay Ganesha Making Procedure. Its nice to make our own Ganesha with our own hands and also teaching our children. Its fun with clay. This exercise also helps in learning about clay-its properties and playing with clay. Every year I get the country clay from the Potter and make Ganesha. I learnt it from one of my neighbours at my home town. They in fact use to prepare the soft wet clay with Black/Red soil. Mixing saw dust, cotton and kneading it for hours together to get the soft texture. It would take not less than a weeks time. This involves lots of procedure and requires patience too. However, I do get soft wet clay readily available from Potter's bunk and make Ganesha.  Below pictures are of Ganesha making. Me and Anirudh have made two Ganesha's and Two Mushika Vahana.  I am engaging Anirudh in making clay Ganesha when he was just 5 years. I don't use artificial colou...

Significance of Ganesh Chaturthi Like Ekadashi, Shivratri, Ganesha’s Chaturthi is observed by the devotees in India. This Chaturthi is very dear to Shri Ganesh. Ganapati Atharvashirsha describes this Chaturthi as ‘Chaturthyamanshnan Japati’. Chaturthi means fourth stage. Ganapati is beyond three stages of human body i.e. awakened stage, dreaming stage & a middle stage between these two stages. When Ganesh is in his Turia Means fourth stage, one can have his darshan. As Such Chaturthi has special importance. Shree Ganesha symbolizes auspiciousness. Ganesha's image is a strange amalgamated of elephant and man, generally mounted on a mouse with four arms. Every part of his image is symbolic of facts: The Elephant head represents the great strength of elephant. The Human form signifies wisdom, intelligence and ability. The Tiny Mouse denotes presence of mind. His Four arms represent four directions of space. Shree Ganesha is associated with a wealth of myths and le...