Sphoorthi Theatre

The Arayar Sampradayam is a fascinating and deeply artistic tradition within Sri Vaish, blending devotional performance, music, and dance in a way that feels tailor-made for someone with your puppetry instincts. The tradition of Arayar or Ariar Sevai, a ritualistic art form of the Vaishnavite temples that amalgamates music, literature, dance and prose in its rendition. The Araiyar Swamigal performs the service only in front of the Utsava Murthy, usually within the temple. The Araiyar sevai commences with the Arula pattu (Issuance of the gracious), commandment by the Lord to the Araiyar) through the Bhattar when the officiating Bhattar calls out: “ Thiruvaranga PerumaaL Araiyar”…Araiyar Swamigal Comes forward saying: “Aaindhen Aaaindhen? What is Arayar Sampradayam? It’s a ritualistic performance tradition practiced primarily in temples like Srirangam, Melkote, and Srivilliputhur. The performers, called Arayars, are traditionally male Brahmins trained in singing the Divya Prabandham (Ta...

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’...