DharmaQuiz Session 266: 1-Apr-2014

Theme: Panchanga and Years per Hindu calendar

#DharmaQuiz 1716: Jaya Samvatsara, that started for many Hindus yesterday on Yugadi, is which year as per Shalivahana Shaka? Ans: 1936.

#DharmaQuiz 1717: The current year is 197,29,49,115th year per a particular Hindu panchanga computation. What is that computation? Ans: The number years since the start of this Brahma Kalpa (the current day of Brahma, called Shweta Varaha Kalpa).

#DharmaQuiz 1718: Per Vikrama Shaka's Hindu Panchanga, which year are we currently in? Ans: 2070-71. 

#DharmaQuiz 1719: Per Hindu panchanga, we are in 186,18,855th year in Vaivaswata Manvantara. Is Vaivaswata different from Swayambhuva Manu? Ans: Yes. Vaivaswata is the 7th Manu.

{Final, Open till 10PM}  #DharmaQuiz 1720: Per Hindu panchanga, how many years have passed since the start of the latest Kali Yuga? Ans: 5114. We are now in 5115th Kali Yuga year.
Answers to session 266:

1. @ashujoshi27 : 5
2. @man8shree : 5
3. @GuruCharan99 : 5

1. @cgmagia : 3

1. @Telugutalli : 2

1.  @vkhurana19 : 1
2. ‏@shalabhrocks : 1
3. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 1
4. @NilimaNilimas : 1
5. @__aksa : 1
6. @neelesh_mishra : 1
7. @Mamdhata : 1
8. @YashwantCharan : 1
9. @conphucius : 1
10. @dikshitmodi : 1

Happy Yugadi again!