Rajeev Raj Gupta presents "Sati... the burning goddess" Hindi Play at Shri Adhyaya Katyayni Shakti Peeth Temple (Chhatarpur Mandir), Chhatarpur > 1:30pm-3pm on 27th February 2014

Time : 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Duration : 90 min. 

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : Shri Adhyaya Katyayni Shakti Peeth Temple (Chhatarpur Mandir), Chhatarpur, New Delhi
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Event Details : Rajeev Raj Gupta presents 'Sati... the burning goddess' Hindi Play. 

About the Play : King Daksha once organized a grand yajna to which all the gods were invited, with the exception of Sati and Shiva. Wanting to visit her parents, relatives and childhood friends, Sati sought to rationalize this omission. She reasoned within herself that her parents had neglected to make a formal invitation to them only because, as family, such formality was unnecessary; certainly, she needed no invitation to visit her own mother and would go anyway. Shiva sought to dissuade her, but she was resolved upon going; he then provided her with an escort of Nandi.
Sati was received coldly by her father. They were soon in the midst of a heated argument about the virtues and alleged lack thereof Shiva. Every passing moment made it clearer to Sati that her father was entirely incapable of appreciating the many excellent qualities of her husband. The realization then came to Sati that this abuse was being heaped on Shiva only because he had wed her; she was the cause of this dishonor to her husband. She was consumed by rage against her father and loathing for his mentality. Calling up a prayer that she may, in a future birth, be born the daughter of a father whom she could respect, Sati invoked her yogic powers.

Shiva sensed this catastrophe, and his rage was incomparable. He loved Sati more than any and would never love after her, angry Shiva performed the fearsome and awe-inspiring Tandava dance. Daksha himself was decapitated by Shiva. Shiva placed Sati's body on his shoulder and ran about the world, crazed with grief. Vishnu used his Sudarshana Chakra to dismember Sati's lifeless body. Sati's body was thus dismembered into 51 pieces which fell on earth at various places. Several different listings of these 51 holy places, known as Shakti Peethas.

The Cast : 
Shiva                – Raj Gupta
Sati                  – Reena
Brahma             – Amit
Vishnu              – Nikhil
Narad               – Sarvesh
Daksha             – Anshul
Prasooti            – Shivani
Atri                   – Kamal
Nandi                – Dipak

Directed by : Mr. Rajeev Raj Gupta, diploma holder from the reputed Shri Ram Center, Mandi House and YMCA, worked for several productions and serials. Have done Film Making course from Institute of Moving Images, Mumbai with excellent grades. He is a well known choreographer also, specially works to give chance to upcoming artists to show their talent. His group Sanskriti Theatre Group is well known group for giving platform to upcoming artists and for the productions based on mythological events and patriotic themes. In the last 15 years (since 1999) group has been performed several ballets like Krishna or Mahabharata…the battle begins, Durga, Shiva, Draupadi, Meera, Bhishma …life of a Legend and Dasha-avtar, Daanveer Karna…the unwanted one now in this segment, group is moving ahead with the new production called Sati.

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