Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Dhanvantari

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 8-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2141: Name any state, where there are multiple temples for #Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods (devas) and Lord of Ayurveda. Ans: Kerala or Tamil Nadu.

#DharmaQuiz 2142: Dhanvantari's students were famous for dissection of human bodies for the study of surgery. On the banks of which river? Ans: Ganga. Kashi city.

#DharmaQuiz 2143: Dhanvantari is said to have emerged from the Ocean of Milk or Ksheera Sagara.
Which Purana says so? Ans: Bhagavata Purana.

#DharmaQuiz 2144: Dhanvantari Trayodashi is said to be Dhanvantari's birthday. It happens during which famous Hindu festival? Ans: Diwali.

{Final, open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2145: This is one of the big Dhanvantari temples remaining in India. Which state? Ans: Kanakkoor in Keralam state.

DQ 2145: Pic - dhanwantharitemplekanakkoor.com

Scores for Session 351:
Did not score. Sorry.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Women of Mahabharata

#DharmaQuiz Session 350: 1-Dec-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2136: Draupadi has a name in Mahabharata which means "the one born from a Yajna or fire-sacrifice". What's that name? Ans: Yajnaseni.

#DharmaQuiz 2137: Name the brave son of Chitraganda, the wife of Arjuna from Manipura. Ans: Babruvahana. 

#DharmaQuiz 2138: The great grand mother of Pandavas and Kauravas, Satyavati, was a fisherwoman on the bank of which mighty river? Ans: Yamuna.

#DharmaQuiz 2139: Name the wife of Bhima, who was a Rakshasi, for whom a temple exists today in Himachal Pradesh. Ans: Hidimba.

{Final, open till 9 PM} : #DharmaQuiz 2140: The Grandmother of warrior Arjuna in Mahabharata, Ambalika, was from which kingdom? Ans: Kashi.

Scores for session 350:
  1. @_akt05 : 5
  2. @Appu_Chikku : 5
  3. @sabal_abla : 5
  4. @anil_prongs : 5
  5. @Simuntweets : 5
  6. @jasshu7 : 5
  7. @sposavalike : 5
  8. @MangoAdmi : 5
  9. @durgaramdas : 5
  10. @deepti_nainwal : 5
  1. @AMoorthy : 4
  2. @mrsnrao : 4
  1. @katwamurali37 : 3
  2. @GayathriSrinath : 3
  3. @Tweelak : 3
  1. @HarMat24 : 2
  2. @NikhilShembekar : 2
  3. @bhsngr : 2
  4. @Mamdhata : 2
  5. @aditi2005 : 2
  6. @deva1956 : 2
  7. @arunmramu : 2
  8. @deshi_mangoman : 2
  9. @Susri1210 : 2
  10. @_krishna1_ : 2
  11. @manu_2k5 : 2
  12. @rajeshrajput1 : 2
  13. @jupallykk : 2
  14. @drarora_gaurav : 2
  1. @noniecool : 1
  2. @harishinamdar : 1
  3. @vamshitweet : 1
  4. @Ateendriyo : 1
  5. @vijayrkshetty : 1
  6. @c_bhargava : 1
  7. @gnb_351 : 1
  8. @shantheshkulur : 1
  9. @kum_1_09 : 1
  10. @ganeshmahnar : 1
  11. @ANILKUMARAN5 : 1
  12. @arshaileshapte : 1
  13. @ShivRTs : 1
  14. @Amaradma : 1
  15. @AshishSonwane : 1
  16. @sraman0603 : 1
  17. @vicky20680 : 1
  18. @InnovativeHindu : 1
  19. @rohitsamvada : 1
  20. @thebagchi : 1
  21. @apar_rajesh : 1
  22. @JAYPATEL1018 : 1
  23. @maverickmax1 : 1
  24. @drrajeshnaik : 1
  25. @rakeshjmishra : 1
  26. @krsnaloveu : 1
  27. @nation1st : 1
  28. @radhakras21 : 1
  29. @harianand_dr : 1
  30. @sachinvij : 1
  31. @saikripa1008 : 1
  32. @0ff1ceofRG : 1
  33. @kalpokashyap : 1
  34. @DesiHum0ur : 1
  35. @DrSndptripathi : 1
  36. @RAJ_KUMAR_VERMA : 1
  37. @aasare1 : 1
  38. @rahultri1977 : 1
  39. @Bhaskar42182097 : 1
  40. @arjun_eklavya : 1
  41. @Praveen_1singh : 1
  42. @harigunwant : 1
  43. @rinku3009 : 1
  44. @sanjaynparikh62 : 1
  45. @pramodgurav : 1
  46. @Kalyan_Chakraa : 1
  47. @jay2978ms : 1
  48. @vimalrajm : 1
  49. @Rajdarbar : 1
  50. @surya_mukhi : 1
  51. @vishaljammu : 1
  52. @AnshulAgarwal4 : 1
  53. @vicky20680 : 1
  54. @BhairaviAshar : 1
  55. @anna_do_kaudi : 1
  56. @arya_shaktar : 1
  57. @Rakeshbhaati : 1
  58. @harigunwant : 1
Thanks to the great participation today. We all learned more on Mahabharata's famous ladies.