Tuesday, May 22, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 139: 22-May-2012

Theme: Hindu Puranas

  1. Name this Purana, the largest among Maha Puranas, which describes many pilgrimage spots related to Shiva. #DharmaQuiz 1051. Ans: Skanda Purana, 81,000 verses!
  2. The famous Lalita Sahasranama chanted by Hindu women, is found in which Purana, as a talk between Hayagriva & Agastya? #DharmaQuiz 1052. Ans: Brahmanda Purana.
  3. Name this Purana, the one which describes Vishnu's avataras, particularly the glorious descriptions of Krishna's childhood. #DharmaQuiz 1053. Ans: Bhagavata Purana.
  4. Name this Purana which is usually read daily for 2 weeks, at a home that sees a human death. #DharmaQuiz 1054. Ans: Garuda Purana.
  5. {Final, Open till 11PM} How many Chiranjeevis or immortals are there per Puranas? Hint: "Ashwathama Balir..." #DharmaQuiz 1055. Ans: Seven. "Ashwathama Bali-r-vyaso, Hanumans-cha Vibhishan-h, Kripa-h Parashurams-cha, Saptai-te Chirjeevin-h"

Top Scorers this time:
  1. @iSaakshi : 5
  2. @rahulghildiyal : 5
  3. @venshu : 5
  4. @keerthinarayan8 : 5
  5. @pirateadmiral : 5
Congrats to:
  • @shawjipk : 4
  • @DevNakshi : 4
  • @sharad_51 : 4
  • @abhipar7 : 4
  • @geophyraj : 4
  • @sharathinindia : 3
  • @sweetandu : 3
  • @ashutosh_poddar : 3
  • @vschanna : 3
  • @SharmaTweeting : 2
  • @gootypp : 1
  • @satyajitdas84 : 1
  • @ankushraj29 : 1
  • @AnkurTri : 1
  • @s007kunal : 1
  • @trram : 1
  • @tandonb : 1
  • @nyjoshi : 1
  • @advanirajesh : 1
  • @MukulAgarwal66 : 1
  • @man0jsharma : 1
  • @vbsingh60 : 1
  • @pchaturved : 1
  • @nimeshchandra : 1
  • @tweetmands : 1
  • @IamNK4 : 1
  • @poopa10 : 1
Good luck next time to those who couldn't make to the list here.

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