Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bhagavad Gita and Sanskrit.

#DharmaQuiz Session 326: 31-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2016: Who translated Bhagavad Gita into English first? Ans: Sir Charles Wilkin.

#DharmaQuiz 2017: In whose ashrama did Dushyanta meet Shakuntala? Ans: Kanva maharshi.

#DharmaQuiz 2018: What was Satya Harishchandra's wife's name? Ans: Chandramati.

#DharmaQuiz 2019: Mahabharata is the "the longest poem ever written" with 18,00,000 words. How many shlokas or verses approximately? Ans: Approximately 1,00,000.

#DharmaQuiz 2020: If you read Hindu Puranas, Maharshi Suta's name comes often. In which ashrama did he live in? Ans: Naimisharanya

Scores for session 326:
Did not score. Sorry. Next time will do that.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Lord Shri Rama

#DharmaQuiz Session 325: 27-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2011: Valmiki Ramayana is primarily in which Chandas?
{Hint: 4 padas; 8 letters per pada} Ans: Anushtup chandas.

#DharmaQuiz 2012: Name a famous Hindu sant/philosopher born 998 years ago in south India, whose name literally means Rama's younger brother. Ans: Ramanuja Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 2013: Out of the 4 Yugas, in which Yuga did Ramayana happen? Ans: Treta Yuga.

#DharmaQuiz 2014: Lord Shri Rama's birth place Ayodhya, is on the banks of which river? Ans: Sarayu.

{Final,Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2015: Rama's mother Kausalya was from Dakshina Kosala. Which modern Indian states form Dakshina Kosala? Ans: Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha.

Scores for session 325:
  1. @durgaramdas : 5
  2. @SamitLive : 5
  3. @UKKishor : 5
  4. @IdamRashtray : 5
  5. @ksmsundaram1975 : 5
  1. @ASHISHTWITTED : 4
  2. @mamtan14 : 4
  3. @venivedivicky : 4
  4. @deshi_mangoman : 4
  1. @ankushraj29 : 3
  2. @arunrush : 3
  3. @stormylook : 3
  4. @SnookyBangalore : 3
  5. @kichumyname : 3
  6. @paladugu_sri : 3
  1. @keshavaram : 2
  2. @agneepankh : 2
  3. @choudharypravin : 2
  4. @vkdwivedi21 : 2
  5. @rinku3009 : 2
  6. @Sa82020831 : 2
  7. @VirendraPandey_ : 2
  8. @RAMESH4184 : 2
  9. @Sushuptii : 2
  10. @AshutoshNSingh : 2
  11. @rohitsamvada : 2
  12. @mrsnrao : 2
  13. @ChauhanUpendra : 2
  1. @Twikramaditya : 1
  2. @AbhinavAhinav : 1
  3. @bnchy1946 : 1
  4. @tmsatagoapan : 1
  5. @yesveees : 1
  6. @raghavendra3190 : 1
  7. @mrkotians : 1
  8. @kiranGowda0007 : 1
  9. @Bh_Nitin89 : 1
  10. @Keefarqpaindha : 1
  11. @Mannmarziyan : 1
  12. @ShaileshTewarie : 1
  13. @NkBlr : 1
  14. @amit_nit28 : 1
  15. @_shomy : 1
  16. @Haryanvi_Live : 1
  17. @gullumishra : 1
  18. @Anoopsri : 1
  19. @Smoking_Sadhu : 1
  20. @ankitindia1 : 1
  21. @satyapremee : 1
  22. @Shivsankar : 1
  23. @radhekrishan68 : 1
  24. @TorontoDreams : 1
  25. @nandaakumar : 1
  26. @sunilmumbaikar : 1
  27. @KeenSachin : 1
  28. @DrAVarma : 1
  29. @drsriramvdongre : 1
  30. @viveksingh16 : 1
  31. @bharathkalva : 1
  32. @SoumM1 : 1
  33. @Vamsee9002 : 1
  34. @harikumarv1241 : 1
  35. @VijayWriter : 1
Have a great Rama Navami!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Temples along the Krishna river.


#DharmaQuiz Session 324: 24-Mar-2015


#DharmaQuiz 2006: There's a famous Ganesh temple on the eastern bank of Krishna river in Maharashtra. Which district? Ans: Sangli.

DQ 2006. Pics from kolhapurtourism.org
#DharmaQuiz 2007: There's a gorgeous Durga temple over Indrakeeladri hill, on Krishna river's bank in AP. Which city? Ans: Kanaka Durga temple, Vijayawada.

DQ 2007. Pic: atvijayawada
#DharmaQuiz 2008: This is Kudala Sangama, on Krishna's banks in Karnataka. Which 12th cent reformer's samadhi's here? Ans: Basavanna.

DQ 2007. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2009: Rare Jyotir Linga & Shakti peetha in the same temple complex on Krishna's bank in AP.  Which place? Ans: Srisailam. Mallikarjuna (Jyotir Linga) and Bhramaramba (Shakti Peetha).
DQ 2009. Pic: reddywelfareassociationsrisailam
#DharmaQuiz 2010: Which place on Krishna's bank in AP has a Shiva temple & Buddhist stupa? Ans: Amaravati.
DQ 2010. Pic: Wiki
Scores for session 324:
  1. @NkBlr : 5
  2. @pramod_klr : 5
  3. @CJoshi28 : 5
  1. @KamalPremi2 : 4
  2. @UKKishor : 4
  1. @arunrush : 3
  2. @naonome : 3
  3. @prasad1654 : 3
  4. @chinnigs : 3
  1. @yesveees : 2
  2. @harishkrcr : 2
  3. @sameermathad : 2
  4. @biswajeetdash : 2
  5. @MrCoolkarni : 2
  6. @balaram_uchiha : 2
  1. @Venky1971 : 1
  2. @mohan0784 : 1
  3. @trueindian131 : 1
  4. @kikkeriv : 1
  5. @sri9011 : 1
  6. @SKSAHASRABUDHE : 1
  7. @SBSatpathy2 : 1
  8. @vaijrb : 1
  9. @sarvankarthik6 : 1
  10. @RRamgovind : 1
  11. @Dhanushm : 1
  12. @swapniljadhav47 : 1
  13. @manjuprasadns : 1
  14. @Geminiseventh : 1
  15. @Aish17aer : 1
  16. @123sri : 1
  17. @ShubhaPatil9 : 1
  18. @hiphopperzz : 1
  19. @vijaysumanth : 1
  20. @cenudlv : 1
  21. @spisupati : 1
  22. @SaratPatnaik2 : 1
  23. @ganeshgoud969 : 1
  24. @Anoopsri : 1
  25. @AkshayKongalla : 1
  26. @lchavan : 1
  27. @emsreenu : 1
  28. @gklmarali : 1
  29. @KishoreKeBol : 1
Take a trip along the Krishna river.. One of India's vital lifelines!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Yugadi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Lunar New Year.

#DharmaQuiz Session 323: 20-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2001: Tomorrow is Yugadi or Ugadi. This is a famous sweet dish for this new year's festival. Name it. Ans: Various names - Obbattu, Bobbattu, Holige, Puran Poli.

DQ 2001: pic: migrantmallu
 #DharmaQuiz 2002: Yugadi evening, people visit temples to listen to new year's predictions. What's the event called? Ans: Panchanga Shravanam or reading the Hindu calendar/almanac.

DQ 2002. Pic: thehindu
 #DharmaQuiz 2003: Tomorrow is the new year for Kannada,Telugu, Marathi, Kodava, Konkani and more people. Based on lunar or solar calendar? Ans: Lunar. @iParamanand informs that this is a new year's day for Rajasthani people too.

#DharmaQuiz 2004: Sindhi people in Pakistan & India celebrate Yugadi as Cheti Chand. Name this deity they worship -> Ans: Jhulelal. @samas777 informs that he is also called Lal Sai, Uderolal, Varun Dev, Doolhalal.

DQ 2004. Pic: Wiki
#DharmaQuiz 2005: Tomorrow is the first day of Chaitra month per Shalivahana Shaka calendar.
Name the samvatsara. Ans: Manmatha.

Scores for session 323:
  1. @me_rajeeva : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  3. @Sunil_Reddy : 5
  1. @iParamanand : 4
  2. @arunrush : 4
  3. @krithikaraman : 4
  1. @mrsnrao : 3
  2. @mrkotians : 3
  3. @anamika_99 : 3
  4. @rohitsamvada : 3
  5. @ANILKUMARAN5 : 3
  1. @harshahs : 2
  2. @prasad1654 : 2
  3. @nandaakumar : 2
  4. ‏@ashujoshi27 : 2
  1. @tarasundar : 1
  2. @Psudoku : 1
  3. @hindujedi : 1
  4. @kaushkrahul : 1
  5. @psychiatrycal : 1
  6. @empraj1591 : 1
  7. @ashokagarwal : 1
  8. @app_praveen : 1
  9. @SonalShriv : 1
  10. @pavan3085 : 1
  11. @s_pshah : 1
  12. @samas777 : 1
  13. @vsubbu48 : 1
  14. @madhuusv : 2
  15. @shailendram1 : 1
  16. @hemabawa : 1
  17. @jnaneshwer1 : 1
  18. @AjithRamanath : 1
  19. @Krishna___9999 : 1
  20. @AjaxNgp : 1
  21. @CongiCrooks : 1
  22. @divyarajanna : 1
  23. @nrshivakumar : 1
  24. @srivinow : 1
  25. @satheeswara : 1
  26. @c10c36b074c64e8 : 1
  27. @pushkar_nk : 1
  28. @Roopa414 : 1
  29. @penntemp : 1
  30. @db_is_db : 1
  31. @sandeshkumard : 1
  32. @girishbellad : 1
  33. @jobless8work : 1
  34. @ramrenuv : 1
  35. @band318 : 1
  36. @kum_1_09 : 1
  37. @girish_holla : 1
  38. @ashish40066 : 1
  39. ‏@iHegde : 1
  40. @preethu_kumar : 1
  41. ‏@kushblr : 1
  42. @NirupamaKS1 : 1
  43. @ugramveeram123 : 1
  44. @kakdwip : 1
  45. @MangoAdmi : 2
  46. @babaagyani : 1
  47. @AmarAmarpujari : 1
  48. @SumitSharma_91 : 1
  49. ‏@PerennialCold : 1
  50. @venomousmani : 1
  51. @guyonblackybx : 1
  52. @mangooppl : 1
  53. @crazydiode : 1
  54. @hoveringfalcon : 1
  55. ‏@gghegde : 1
  56. @nomadtwts : 1
  57. @magaxiom : 1
  58. @PSR_NMORE : 1
  59. @sweetvismaya : 1
  60. @prasannakp84 : 1
  61. @NivasanN : 1
  62. @fy73r : 1
  63. ‏@maaraghu : 1
  64. ‏@Vamsee9002 : 1
  65. @Suprith_raO : 1
  66. @India_Policy : 1
  67. @MalayKurwa : 1
  68. @rakeshjmishra : 1
Happy Ugadi, Yugadi, Puran Poli and new year!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spring festivals of India

#DharmaQuiz Session 322: 17-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1996: On March 1st, a fabulous yearly festival of elephant decorations was in Kerala.
Name the festival.  Ans: Paripally Gajamela

DQ 1996 - Pic: hangouts.co.in
#DharmaQuiz 1997: On Holi, a very colourful "Holika dahan" happens in Rajasthan. Conducted by which royal family? Ans: Mewar.

DQ 1997: Image: udaipurblog
 #DharmaQuiz 1998: Chapchar Kut is a 600+ year history filled spring festival of North East India. Of which state? Ans: Mizoram.
DQ 1998: Pic: holidayswa

#DharmaQuiz 1999: Shigmo is a spring festival of a small state, with Ramayana and Mahabharata scenes. Which state? Ans: Goa

DQ 1999. Pic: sanjeevnitv
#DharmaQuiz 2000: Name the public cooking festival that got 10,00,000+
women. World record! Ans: Attukal Pongala, Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Kerala.
   
DQ 2000. Pic: hillpost.in

Scores for session 322:
  1. @RakeshChouhan : 5
  2. @karthikjana : 5
  1. @man8shree : 4
  1. @rkrprabhu : 2
  2. @arunrush : 2
  3. @KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 2
  4. @prashant_ind : 2
  1. ‏@navaltiger : 1
  2. @drkravindran : 1
  3. @_Narad : 1
  4. ‏@dhpavan : 1
  5. @arvdhamo : 1
  6. @devang622 : 1
  7. ‏@vishnu_kt : 1
  8. @satishkg : 1
  9. @rao_deepak : 1
  10. @ramjiyahoo : 1
  11. @Aish17aer : 1
  12. @redpea79 : 1
  13. @therajasekar : 1
  14. @rakeshjmishra : 1
  15. @krsngh : 1
  16. @sweetvismaya : 1
  17. @HinduRohini : 1

Time to cheer! 2000 questions of Dharma Quiz completed :)

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Nava Bhakti or Nine Bhakti methods

#DharmaQuiz Session 321: 3-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1991: Among the #NavaBhakti in Hindu culture, which one is about singing in praise of Bhagawan  or Bhagawati? Ans: Keertana.

#DharmaQuiz 1992: 1 of the #NavaBhakti tradition is about Sakhya with Bhagawan. Give one example of a devotee who was a friend of Bhagawan? Ans: Sudhama or Arjuna with Krishna, Hanuman with Rama.

#DharmaQuiz 1993: Among the #NavaBhakti tradition of Hinduism, what does "Atma Nivedanam" mean? Ans: Surrendering completely to Bhagawan and doing everything just to please Bhagawan.

#DharmaQuiz 1994: Among #NavaBhakti when we talk of Pada Sevana, or surrender to the lotus feet of Deva,  those image comes to mind first? Ans: Hanuman.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1995: Is the #NavaBhakti tradition in India, primarily a Vaishnava tradition or Shaiva tradition? Ans: Vaishnava.

Scores for session 321:
  1. @anamika_99 : 5
  2. @Telugutalli : 5
  1. ‏@ramas_cal : 4
  1. ‏@db_is_db : 3
  2. @stormylook : 3
  1. ‏@sheetalj29 : 2
  2. @gauranga10 : 2
  3. @gorishankaryad1 : 2
  1. @Shashwatee : 1
  2. @singh81arun : 1
  3. @classyoga : 1
  4. ‏@ashimasingh99 : 1
  5. @vjchats : 1
  6. @shrishailbhat : 1
  7. @rnagendrahegde : 1
  8. ‏@DrShobha : 1
  9. @ChachaSecular : 1
  10. @Aamchigele : 1
  11. @ShivasBabu : 1

Next session would see the 2000th DQ question. Be there on Friday :)