Thirukkurungudi Kaisika Ekadasi play: TN temple, theatre, and a tale from a Puranam

Telangana By Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan December 4, 2022 Read the article

The Thirukkurungudi temple is known for its centuries-old Kaisika Ekadasi play based on an episode in the Varaha Puranam.

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A Vedic seer, cursed to become a rakshasa due to his negligence while chanting Vedic texts, is told the cure is to get a part of the punyam of Nampaduvan.

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Born in a community that was supposedly lower in the societal strata, Nampaduvan, a musical devotee, exhibited unmatched devotion.

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When the rakshasa finally met Nampaduvan on the promised Kaisika Ekadasi night, he threatened to kill him.

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Nampaduvan requested that he be allowed to finish his fast and promised to come back and offer himself to the brahma rakshasa.

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Nampaduvan hurries back to the rakshasa, who demanded the punyam from the offerings that the former made.

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The devotee initially rejected the suggestion but was moved when the demon narrated his story from his previous birth.

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Dr Anita Ratnam and Dr Prof Ramanujam revived the play in 1999 and the event has grown annually ever since.

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Every house turns into a chatram allowing pilgrims shelter through the day and watch the play at night.

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All the roles except that of the brahma rakshasa in the Kaisika Puranam play in Thirukkurungudi are performed by women.

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In 2022, Kaisika Ekadasi falls on 4 December. The play will be conducted on Sunday night/Monday early morning.

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