Friday, May 24, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 217: 24-May-2013

DQ 1453: Image - Blogspot
Theme: Narasimha

1) Narasimha, Vishnu's 4th avatara, is also known as NruKesari. What does Kesari here mean? #DharmaQuiz 1451. Ans: Kesari = Simha = Lion.

2) There are many forms of Narasimha. Name the one which is a manifestation of meditative pose of this Vishnu's avatara. #DharmaQuiz 1452. Ans: Yoga Narasimha.

3) Where's this 900 yr old magnificent Narasimha temple (see image), a combination of Odiya & Dravida architecture? #DharmaQuiz 1453. Ans: Simhachalam near Visakhapatnam, AndhraPradesh.

Read more: http://kittuistheking.blogspot.in/2012/05/simhachala-varaha-lakshmi-narasimha.html

DQ 1454. Image - Wiki
4) Where is this massive monolithic 22 feet tall Narasimha statue (see image)? {Capital of a big medieval empire}. #DharmaQuiz 1454. Ans: Hampi, Karnatka. The capital of the glorious Vijayanagara empire

5) The oldest continuously used religious text, Rig Veda, has reference to Narasimha. True or False?  #DharmaQuiz 1455. Ans: True. Vishnu Suktam.

Top Scorers for Session 217:
  1. @dolby_mehul : 5
  2. @Bacchuji : 5
  3. @sharathinindia : 5
  4. @GuruCharan99 : 5
  5. @man8shree : 5
  6. @anandt_05 : 5
  7. @Parixyt : 5
  8. @Tasmayi : 5
  9. @Mamdhata : 5
Congratulations to:
  1. @Kaushikrg : 4
  2. @KamalPremi2 : 4
  1. @nareshdixit82 : 3
  2. @kirankonnects : 3
  1. @vintejban : 2
  2. @PrachinVaani : 2
  3. @madhuiyengar : 2
  4. @Kannadiga1956 : 2
  5. @harshavs : 2   
  6. @raamss : 2
  1. @Punit_shandilya : 1
  2. @Rohithns : 1
  3. @voxindica : 1
  4. @ssmalani : 1
  5. @sanjayleo : 1
  6. @venshu : 1
  7. @iRushikesh : 1
  8. @Sachin_Pratap : 1
  9. @skdeshpande : 1
  10. @ts_manjunath : 1
  11. @VellaDev : 1
  12. @indrajeetd : 1
  13. @urrohit : 1
  14. @pras4net : 1
  15. @maverickraahul : 1
  16. @deepak_aj : 1
  17. @debakanta87 : 1
  18. @TripathiGaurav : 1
  19. @ksinamdar : 1
  20. @irvathoor : 1
  21. @suhasn88 : 1
  22. @ksrasish : 1
  23. @spandanknr : 1
  24. @rangirangi : 1
  25. @balamy : 1
  26. @HiSudheendra : 1
  27. @udaya_krishna : 1
  28. @drarora_gaurav : 1
  29. @NikhilShastry : 1
Jai Lakshmi Narasimha!

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