Tuesday, August 28, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 158: 28-Aug-2012

Theme: Onam
  1. Onam is a mega festival in Kerala. Starts from Atham and ends on Thiruvonam. How many days are in between these two?  #DharmaQuiz 1146. Ans: 8 days. But will consider 10 days as this was a trick question.
  2. During Onam festival, Malayalee people welcome Maveli very respectfully to their homes. What is the other name of Maveli?  #DharmaQuiz 1147. Ans: Bali Chakravarti.
  3. Puranic King welcomed during Onam is welcomed in Karnataka,Maharashtra etc during a different festival. Name that festival. #DharmaQuiz 1148. Ans: Bali Padyami or Bali Pratipada, during Deepavali.
  4. Name the avatara of Vishnu, that is linked to the generous emperor welcomed during Onam festival. #DharmaQuiz 1149. Ans: Vamana.
  5. {Final,Open till 11PM} Onam is essentially a harvest festival with religious favour. Name any other Hindu harvest festival. #DharmaQuiz 1150. Ans: Sankranti in most of India, Pongal in TN, Bihu in Asom, Baisakhi & Lohri in Punjab.
Top Scorers:

  1. @anandt_05 : 5
  2. @sharathinindia : 5
  3. @TwtbyKoushik : 5
  4. @DevNakshi : 5
  5. @simplybhavesh : 5
  6. @cybercalci : 5
  7. @sharad_51 : 5
  8. @philamit : 5
  9. @iSaakshi : 5
  10. @sweetandu : 5
  11. @intodust_in : 5
Congrats to:
  • @surenc1974 : 4
  • @surnell : 4
  • @udgeetha : 4
  • @Dilipmys : 4
  • @Susri1210 : 3
  • @pvaidyaraj : 3
  • @krisnendu : 2
  • @belurgsu : 2
  • @shyam012 : 2
  • @shripathi1984 : 2
  • @stormylook : 2
  • @jaideepb : 2
  • @Sahyadri : 2
  • @bkprajwal : 1
  • @RiddleBoza : 1
  • @Sanjaypro : 1
  • @raopm9 : 1
  • @Drksenthilkumar : 1
  • @R_Bhartiya : 1
  • @rajgunda : 1
  • @rinku3009 : 1
  • @satyajitdas84 : 1
  • @KaileshRajdev : 1
  • @pvsswamy : 1
  • @bkprajwal : 1
  • @bips_98 : 1
  • @krimhumhrim : 1
  • @shylsmn : 1
  • @bezubaan : 1
  • @AmitRVSharma : 1
  • @SamitLive : 1
  • @hethal09 : 1
  • @GetAbhi : 1
  • @TheArvindDhar : 1
  • @GanapathyI : 1
  • @Geminiseventh : 1
  • @ShubhamBhuyat : 1
  • @Georgian3761 : 1
  • @VenuSpeak : 1
  • @suhas_patel : 1
  • @jairajp : 1
  • @RishiShenoy : 1

Let's hope that this session helped you gain some info into Kerala's unique festival. I too learnt some things during my research.

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